Pictures shown at the article *may* be AP, so I won't post them here.
A necropolis? That’s where the dead people live, right?
I’ve always been curious how ancient areas end up underground.
Seems even after the empire fell, it would be a lot easier to live in a house that existed than build a new one. Plus what causes them to be covered over so extensively that they’re buried?
Rome is a busy, crowded, dirty city. That said, I was there in 2005 and The Forum, Vatican, Colusseum, and other historical sites are something everyone should see before they die. Absolutely incredible.
A friend of mine recently went to Rome. A guide told her that it was kind of inconvenient trying to build anything there because if there was any digging to be done...it turned up artifacts and was declared a historical site.
What an interesting place to live!