Workers building an underground station in Piazza Venezia discovered the remains of homes believed to have housed working-class individuals during the early Roman empire. This finding is the first significant uncovering in the historic centre since construction began in 2023 on a project that includes an 85-metre deep underground museum. Experts indicate that the structure resembles a multistorey complex used by the working class in imperial Rome, dating from the late Roman republic to the early empire. Funding issues and the discovery of multiple archaeological sites delayed this Metro C extension project.
The remains of homes believed to have been lived in by working-class people around the time of the early Roman empire have been found by workers building an underground station in the city's historic centre.
Archaeological experts said the structure appeared to resemble a multistorey complex that would have contained shops and homes lived in by imperial Rome's working class, between the late Roman republic and early empire.
The ambitious project at Piazza Venezia...will also feature an 85-metre deep underground museum stuffed with archaeological objects found during construction.
A station at Piazza Venezia was first envisaged 25 years ago as part of the extension of Metro C, a line which currently connects Rome's suburbs with San Giovanni in the centre.
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