# Basilica Santi Nereo e Achilleo

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ARCHITECT, Italian](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-italian-rba53e875123939>)
- Date: 0351-0400
- Technique: Photo

## Commentary

The most important martyrs of the catacombs of Domitilla are Nereus and Achilleus, two soldiers who were probably victims of Diocletian&#39;s persecution \(304 AD\). They were buried in the basilica, a majestic apsed hall from the time of Pope Siricius \(385-399\), which is preceded by a narthex and subdivided into three naves by columns with reutilised capitals. The remains of the fourth-century basilica, excavated in 1874, have been restored. The photo shows a view of the apse.

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- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-italian-rba53e875123939/aerial-view-r3cef607bb2a183>)
- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-italian-rba53e875123939/aerial-view-r9eba5e702e4e92>)
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- [Arsenale Gateway](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-italian-rba53e875123939/arsenale-gateway-r81443e5f55a8c0>)
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- [Ca&#39; Foscari: Façade](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-italian-rba53e875123939/ca-foscari-faade-r2891f5b8cf9a4f>)
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- [Chiesa dell&#39;Incoronata: Interior of the dome](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-italian-rba53e875123939/chiesa-dellincoronata-interior-of-the-dome-r15711fe19d609b>)
- [Cloister gallery](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-italian-rba53e875123939/cloister-gallery-r6d8714bea380ac>)
- [Detail of the façade](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-italian-rba53e875123939/detail-of-the-faade-rba685dff6bf8ee>)
- [Detail of the façade](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-italian-rba53e875123939/detail-of-the-faade-re18701d2768235>)

## Attribution

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