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THE CATACOMBS OF ROME: history, secrets, legends A FREE online guided tour to discover secrets, anecdotes and truths about the Catacombs, underground cemeteries used in ancient times. These evocative and mysterious places have always fascinated generations of visitors and enthusiasts, triggering a long popular tradition that has tinged a widely documented historical phenomenon with fantasy. Many questions are waiting to be addressed, and we at I Viaggi di Adriano intend to do so from home, with you, on a virtual journey. We will start from the origins and the reasons why, in ancient times, it was decided to bury thousands of people in underground labyrinths, we will then clarify some doubts about their use and the alleged habit of using the Catacombs as a hiding place, we will analyze their presence on the territory and we will observe the main themes of the artistic manifestations inside them, of the religious symbols and of Christianity that has made these cemeteries a peculiarity but not an exclusive, without forgetting to delve into the most romantic and legendary aspects of a history almost two thousand years long in which facts, fantasy and story intertwine while remaining distinct and distinguishable. Guide: Cristina Bennati