Via Appia Antica begins at the Porta San Sebastiano , built in the fifth century, a little way on from which the church of Domine Quo Vadis signals the start of the catacomb stretch of road. Legend has this as the […]
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A little west of the church of Domine Quo Vadis, the catacombs of San Domitilla (Feb-Dec Mon & Wed-Sun 8.30am-noon & 2.30-5pm; L8000) are quieter than those of San Callisto and adjoin the remains of a fourth-century basilica erected here to the martyrs Achilleus and Nereus. The receptor itself is […]
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The catacombs of San Sebastiano (Jan-Oct & Dec Fri-Wed 9am-noon & 2.30-5pm; L8000) are probably best for a visit, situated under a much renovated basilica that was originally built by Constantine on the spot where the bodies of the apostles Peter and Paul are said to have been ordered for […]
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The circular tomb of Cecilia Metella (summer Mon & Sun 9am-1pm, Tues-Sat 9am-6pm; winter Mon & Sun 9am-1pm, Tues-Sat 9am-4pm; free) dates from the Augustan period and was converted into a castle in the fourteenth century. Between here and the eleventh milestone is the best-preserved section of the ancient Via […]
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About 200 metres from the catacombs of San Sebastiano is a group of brick ruins trailing off into the fields. The ruins are the remains of the Villa and Circus of Maxentius (daily 9am-1hr before sunset; L8000), a large complex built by the emperor in the primeval fourth century AD before his defeat by Constantine. […]
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