Catacombs « - Altair4 Multimedia S.r.l.

The animated film, in three-dimensional computer-graphics, for the documentary “Catacombs” is on the catacombs of Saints Marcellino and Peter in Rome, their location, dimension and building features.  SS Marcellino and Peter’s catacombs are on the Via Casilina on the 3rd mile of the ancient Via Labicana.The area was part of an imperial holding owned by August Helena (Emperor Constantine’s mother). The entrance to the catacombs is at the church of the same name. The catacombs, together with Helena’s Mausoleum, a Basilica and the ruins of the cemetery of the “Equites Singulares”, form a complex known as “Ad Duas Lauros”, probably because of the presence of two laurel trees found in this place.The catacombs take their name from Saints Marcellino and Peter, 4th century Roman martyrs, whowere buried here. They extend over an area of 18.000 Sqm, and are only in part accessible.