A necropolis described as "a miniature Pompeii" has been unveiled at the Vatican. Discovered during the contstruction of a parking lot, the site contains the remains of many well-preserved tombs from the time of Augustus to that of Constantine (a period of about 300 years). The tombs are of middle-class people for the most part, "somebodies" who weren't famous in their own right but knew or worked for people who were. The site is now open to public viewing.