Porta Maggiore Basilica

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Porta Maggiore, 00182 Roma RM, Italy

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N41° 53' 29.4432" E12° 30' 54.5184"   (41.891512, 12.515144) Start navigation »

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The Porta Maggiore Basilica is an underground basilica discovered in 1917 near Porta Maggiore in Rome. It is dated to the first century BC . It is believed to have been the meeting place of the neo-Pythagoreans, and is the only historical site that has been associated with the neo-Pythagorean movement. This school of mystical Hellenistic philosophy preached asceticism and was based on the works of Pythagoras and Plato. It was a precursor to the basilicas built during the Christian period, centuries later. It was opened to small groups of visitors only in April 2015.

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