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Beyond the City Walls : Catacombs of San Sebastiano

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Catacombs of San Sebastiano

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  • Underground cemeteries outside the city walls were created in accordance with laws at the time, not a response to suppression (it was thought ghosts of the dead could interfere with the living). However, the remains of saints Peter and Paul may have been moved here, further away from the centre, during one of the city’s periods of persecution. There are also several 4th-century mausoleums, some with exquisite frescoes.

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Via Appia Antica 136 Buses 118, 218 Open mid- Dec–mid-Nov: 9am–noon, 2:30–5:30pm Mon–Sat Adm
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