Visitors to the Vatican will soon be able to descend into an ancient world of the dead, a newly unveiled necropolis that was a burial place for the rich and not-so-affluent during Roman imperial rule.

A new section of a historic burial site beneath Vatican City has been unearthed — and now it's open to the public for the first time. The Necropolis of Via Triumphalis offers visitors a look at ...

But the necropolis, which is not connected to the ancient Christian burial ground under St. Peter's Basilica, really came to light in 2003 when the Vatican was digging for a new multilevel parking ...

The Vatican is now making it easier for members of the general public to visit the Vatican Necropolis, a Roman burial ground located a few feet beneath St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The more than ...

VATICAN CITY - In the first century B.C., ... when plans to build a parking lot uncovered a small part of the 10,000-square-foot necropolis, or cemetery. That’s when excavations began.

Soon after, it was forgotten as the construction of the Vatican City grew up around it. It remained that way until the 1950s, when plans to build a parking lot on what appeared to be an undeveloped ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) In the first century B.C., a grassy hillside just north of what is now St. Peter's Square was used as a burial place for local Romans. Now the Vatican is ready to let the public ...

It remained that way until the 1950s, when plans to build a parking lot on what appeared to be an undeveloped field uncovered a small part of the 10,000-square-foot necropolis, or cemetery. That's ...