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Basilica di SS Cosma e Damiano
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BASILICA

(Via dei Fori Imperiali; presepio donation €1; 9am-1pm & 3-7pm, presepio 10am-1pm & 3-6pm Fri-Sun;
Via dei Fori Imperiali) Backing onto the Roman Forum, this 6th-century basilica incorpor-
ates parts of the Foro di Vespasiano OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP and Tempio di Romolo
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP , visible at the end of the nave. The real reason to visit, though,
are the vibrant 6th-century apse mosaics, depicting Christ's Second Coming. Also worth a
look is the 18th-century Neapolitan presepio (nativity scene) in a room off the 17th-century
cloisters.

Carcere Mamertino
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