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Museo del Succorpo della Cattedrale

TIME : 2016/2/18 21:15:02

A subterranean museum inside Bari cathedral where recent excavations have revealed remnants left over from an ancient Christian basilica and various Roman ruins. These include parts of a 2nd century Roman road, the floor mosaic from a 5th century paleochristian basilica featuring octupi, fish and plant motifs, and elements of a 9th century Byzantine church. Talk about history in layers!