{"id":84572,"date":"2023-12-15T02:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T07:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=84572"},"modified":"2023-09-03T13:35:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T17:35:06","slug":"the-pagan-necropolis-under-vatican-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/12\/15\/the-pagan-necropolis-under-vatican-city\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pagan Necropolis Under Vatican City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HdqkEokbhCQ?si=lpIiCO0dSONv0ztt\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>toldinstone<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 1 Sept 2023<\/p>\n<p>Beneath the floor of St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica, an ancient Roman cemetery holds the secret to the origins of Vatican City.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Please consider supporting toldinstone on Patreon:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/toldinstone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/toldinstone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa01ycFA4WkFreERuc1h4c1JnaW5CNmxOa3lSZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsMzhfa3RoUWJkY2RFVXhnbUJic3hwVE16Y1dPd2VrWnpqQjN3U0VNMWRMSXBjbERjZU1Db3I2U1pSaW4zM0JBNGoxNlhFNVd1M3NpS3owa0Vwd1ZOLTRYa2w4dXUtd2FzSUlWRm1vLXBlT1Nib01KMA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FAskHistorians%2Fwiki%2Fprofiles%2Ftoldinstone&#038;v=HdqkEokbhCQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskHistorian&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toldinstone\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toldinstone\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1BUUkxZOXA2MFNJZmwweVo1OEhZSld2SWhZZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsNmlxQ0FJeEhmU3lGeUJMc05IZjhFQUF5eHU0cTFiNDdTT0d4Q0ZVMk9RMHhrdHJ4VDJaNkR3bXk2OGk0UC11YVI1UGNJWHNLMnllcnVhQXJFa2J6dVlzaUViMzZhUzRsT0hWelNRc3dsVmZjbXhNMA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fauthor%2Fshow%2F20993845.Garrett_Ryan&#038;v=HdqkEokbhCQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n0:47 Excavations begin<br \/>\n1:36 The Vatican before Christianity<br \/>\n2:35 The Vatican Necropolis<br \/>\n4:07 The Trophy of Gaius<br \/>\n5:04 Constantine&#8217;s Basilica<br \/>\n6:12 Shrines and high altars<br \/>\n7:30 The bones of St. Peter?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>toldinstone Published 1 Sept 2023 Beneath the floor of St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica, an ancient Roman cemetery holds the secret to the origins of 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