Porta Maggiore Basilica
a Pleiades
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resource
Creators: Jeffrey Becker Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: Jeffrey Becker Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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May 05, 2025 12:42 PM
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History
The so-called underground basilica near Rome's Porta Maggiore is situated 12 meters below ground level. This vaulted space with a triple nave design is decorated with an elaborate stucco work program. The "basilica" was discovered accidentally in 1917. The site has been dated to the first century BCE and is likely linked to the activities of the neo-Pythagoreans.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/806345695
41.8917856878, 12.5164726335
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Basilica Sotterranea di Porta Maggiore (100 BC - 1 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Basilica Sotterranea di Porta Maggiore (Italian, AD 1900 - AD 2099)
- Porta Maggiore Basilica located at Roma (unspecified date range)
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Jeffrey Becker, 'Porta Maggiore Basilica: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/806345695> [accessed: 20 May 2026]
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