I began my day with the Catacombs of St. Sebastian and ended
it with the musical Carmen.
These Catacombs are the largest in Rome, still owned by the
Vatican stretching about 30 acres and four levels deep, although you can only
enter the second where there is now electricity. 16 Popes were buried here as
well as St. Christina, who supposedly survived three different attempts on her
life before she finally died, but very little remains after the Barbarians
ravaged the possessions left in the graves during the 9th
century. Besides being a little spooky,
the Catacombs were very interesting to see, and I learned a lot about them. They are also located on the Apia Antica, or the Apian Way, which is the oldest road in Rome at something like 312 BC.
Teatro di Roma - Argentina |
Observation of the
Day: I can’t imagine ever running out of things to do in Rome. It’s such a
lively city so full of history and important landmarks, and really, it doesn’t
take much to entertain me. There are still a few more things I really want to
do while I’m here, so you’ll be reading about all my final adventures in Rome
for the next month!