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Chloe Veltman

The Vatican broadens public access to an ancient Roman necropolis

Visitors explore the Roman Necropolis at The Vatican. (Gregorio Borgia/AP)

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 10,000 square foot site contains marble sarcophagi, tombs dating from between the first and fourth centuries A.D., and Roman frescoes and mosaics.

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