This article was originally published with the title “ The Mamertine Prison, Rome ” in SA Supplements Vol. 1 No. 17supp (April 1876), p. 259 doi:10.1038 ...

The Mamertine Prison (a.k.a. Carcere Mamertino or San Pietro in Carcare) is an ancient prison at the foot of the Capitoline Hill in Rome. It consists of two gloomy underground cells where Rome’s ...

The restored Pyramid of Cestius, a somewhat bizarre mausoleum in Rome, adds range to the city's already eclectic patchwork of architectural styles.

Mamertine Prison, Located below the 16th century church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami is a dark dungeon called Mamertine Prison (which was originally called Tullianum), which according to ...