Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
The Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and of the Martyrs is a basilica and titular church in Rome, Italy, built inside the ruined frigidarium of the Roman Baths of Diocletian in the Piazza della Repubblica.
The church facade is the frigidarium of the Baths of Diocletian.
The transept, with Roman columns
Entrance to the basilica
The raised space of the tribune.
The Baths of Diocletian were public baths in ancient Rome. Named after emperor Diocletian and built from AD 298 to 306, they were the largest of the imperial baths. The project was originally commissioned by Maximian upon his return to Rome in the autumn of 298 and was continued after his and Diocletian's abdication under Constantius, father of Constantine.
Baths of Diocletian, with the basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri built in the remains of the baths.
Cross-section of the Baths of Diocletian, rendering by French architect Edmond Paulin, 1880
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, built in the ruins of the baths
Funerary stele of a cook. Latin inscription: “Eros, cocus Posidippi, ser(vus) hic situs est” (“Eros, Posidippus' cook, slave, lies here”).