The Appian Way, a Roman road connecting Rome and Brindisi (a commercial port for Greece and the Middle East) built between the end of the 4th century BC and the 3rd century BC,...
The catacombs of Saint Callixtus, Sebastian, and Domitilla
Il Mausoleo delle Fosse Ardeatine.
An architectural complex that has marked the history of post-war art and architecture, the Fosse Ardeatine mausoleum is a place of commemoration of a tragic piece of Italian...
Of the five catacombs open to the public in Rome, three archaeological sites are located between Via Appia and Via Ardeatina: the Catacombs of San Callisto, Santa Domitilla, and San Sebastiano. A total of about 50 kilometers of underground tunnels and galleries that served as burial sites—or, according to some scholars, as shelters where early Christians took refuge from persecution—now offer an extraordinary and unmissable journey to explore the customs and traditions of Christians in the first centuries after the birth of Christ, admiring basilicas, masonry, frescoes, and burial sites that represent unique testimonies of Christian art from the early centuries after Christ.