Tomb of Geta
Tomb of Geta is an archaeological site in Municipio Roma VIII, Rome, Lazio. Access is restricted and requires permission. Tomb of Geta is situated nearby to the public building Direzione Parco Regionale dell’Appia Antica, as well as near the archaeological site Tomba di Priscilla.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Rome, Italy
- Also known as: “Sepolcro di Geta”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Church of Domine Quo Vadis and Porta San Sebastiano.
The Church of Domine Quo Vadis
Church
Santa Maria in Palmis, also known as Chiesa del Domine Quo Vadis, is a small church southeast of Rome. It is located about some 800 m from Porta San Sebastiano, where the Via Ardeatina branches off the Appian Way, on the site where, according to the apocryphal Acts of Peter, Saint Peter met the risen Christ while Peter was fleeing persecution in Rome. The Church of Domine Quo Vadis is situated 160 metres southeast of Tomb of Geta.
Porta San Sebastiano
City gate
The Porta San Sebastiano is the largest and one of the best-preserved gates in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy. Originally known as the Porta Appia due to its location at the beginning of the Appian Way, the gate served as a key southern entrance to the city since antiquity. Porta San Sebastiano is situated 650 metres north of Tomb of Geta.
Arch of Drusus
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Arch of Drusus is an ancient arch in Rome, Italy, close to the First Mile of the Appian Way and next to the Porta San Sebastiano. Long misidentified, it is most likely the remains of the Arch of Trajan. Arch of Drusus is situated 680 metres north of Tomb of Geta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Rome and Garbatella.
South Rome
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The South of Rome includes the historic Appian Way and nearby catacombs, as well as important tourist attractions in EUR, and San Paolo.
Garbatella
Quarter
Photo: Torvindus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Garbatella is an urban zone of Rome. It belongs to the Municipio VIII of Rome comune, Italy, in the Ostiense quarter of Rome. Its population counts nearly 45,000.
Aventino-Testaccio
Photo: Dnalor 01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of Rome. Aventino is named for the hill which rises up near the Tiber river and is one of the legendary seven hills of Rome.
Tomb of Geta
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipio Roma VIII, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.86777° or 41° 52′ 4″ northLongitude
12.50294° or 12° 30′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8FHJVG93+45OpenStreetMap ID
way 117747180OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q19545588
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Portuguese—“Tomb of Geta” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Tomba di Geta”
- Portuguese: “Sepulcro de Geta”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Direzione Parco Regionale dell’Appia Antica and Tomba di Priscilla.
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