The ancient Roman burial ground lies beneath Vatican City, and is replete with marble sarcophagi, open burial graves, and Roman mosaics and frescoes.

For the first time, the Vatican is allowing the public to enter a necropolis.

On November 17, it opened a gate along its walls to enter the Via Triumphalis Necropolis, an ancient Roman burial ground that lies beneath Vatican City. It is replete with marble sarcophagi, open burial graves, and Roman mosaics and frescoes.