Vatican Museums opens the Via Triumphalis Necropolis, ancient Roman 'city for the dead'

(14 Nov 2023) VATICAN ROMAN CEMETERY SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS RESTRICTION SUMMARY: LENGTH: 4:59 ASSOCIATED PRESS Vatican City, Vatican - 14 November 2023 1. Wide of Saint Rose Gate along Vatican walls and banner reading (Italian): “Via Triumphalis Necropolis. Archaeological area. Life and death in the Rome of the Caesars” 2. Tilt down of banner 3. Vatican Museums director Barbara Jatta (centre) and experts of the Vatican Museums ancient Greek and Roman department welcoming visitors to Saint Rose Gate 4. Wide of parking lot through which visitors must pass to reach Via Triumphalis Necropolis 5. Wide of Via Triumphalis Necropolis archaeological area 6. Various of restorer performing maintenance on necropolis 7. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Barbara Jatta, director, Vatican Museums: “Until now, we wanted to share it (the necropolis) with scholars, students, specialists, interested groups of people. As of today, it is opened directly from Italy, from the gate overlooking Risorgimento Square, which will allow direct access. Even the individual visitor can come without the help of a guide, but simply using this wonderful educational path, through this safe passage that allows him to grasp a unique archaeological site in the world.” 8. Mid of journalists visiting the necropolis on safe passage built for visitors 9. Various of amphorae remains found in necropolis 10. Various of skeletons buried in necropolis 11. Mid of journalists visiting the necropolis on safe passage built for...