The site contains 500 years’ worth of continuous Roman burials.

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 ...

An internal view of the Necropolis of Via Triumphalis south of Vatican City (photo by Carole Raddato via Wikimedia Commons) For the first time, the Vatican Museums network in Italy will grant direct ...

In true roguelike fashion, Necropolis is light on plot. An evil archmage named Abraxis built a giant maze-like structure where he could hide away from civilization and practice (presumably evil) magic ...

Black market smugglers vanished with a priceless piece of history—completely unaware of the promise left behind to punish ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pit tomb with a skeleton surrounded by rocks uncovered near Amorosi, Italy. An ancient necropolis discovered near Naples, Italy ...

Italian archaeologists recently uncovered a "monumental necropolis" that appeared to honor an elite class of people thousands of years ago, provincial officials announced this month. The ancient ...

On a cold, windy November day among the graves and tombs of long-gone souls, Annette Mullen is full of life about the future of Glasgow's Necropolis. "The memorial to firefighters who lost their lives ...

A team of archaeologists discovered the remains of an ancient Roman necropolis tucked under the Croatian city of Zadar, uncovering roughly five centuries of burials comprising more than 3,000 graves.