Zona Archeologica

Pagan and Christian Inscriptions in the Church of S. Maria in Trastevere

Santa Maria in Trastevere , as many of the older churches in Rome has a lapidary collection by the entrance: the mix of stone you see above is very typical. We can recognize on the far left the center of the front of a Roman strigil sarcophagus, bits of mostly Late Antique tombstones on either side of Pope Clement XI's framed commemorative plaque, part of a monumental ... [read more]