The Mamertine Prison is easy to get to if you're visiting the Colosseum, as it's a 15-minute walk. You can also easily access it through the back exit of the Roman Forum.

ROME — Hidden below the Church of St. Joseph of the Carpenters, among the ruins of ancient Rome, lies the city’s oldest maximum-security prison: the Mamertine prison.

The restored Pyramid of Cestius, a somewhat bizarre mausoleum in Rome, adds range to the city's already eclectic patchwork of ...

This article was originally published with the title “The Mamertine Prison, Rome” in SA Supplements Vol. 1 No. 17supp (April 1876), p. 259 doi:10.1038/scientificamerican04221876-259esupp ...

Located below the 16th century church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami is a dark dungeon called Mamertine Prison (which was originally called Tullianum), which according to Christian legend, was the ...

It was still unclear whether the Mamertine Prison had suffered some slight damage or not. The head of Rome's fire service, Marco Ghiment, said "we can't say the structure is 100% safe.

Rome, August 30 - The most famed and infamous prison of ancient Rome was damaged Thursday when the roof of a central Roman church fell in. No one was hurt because the church was, as usual, closed ...

The Mamertine Prison (a.k.a. Carcere Mamertino or San Pietro in Carcare) is an ancient prison at the foot of the Capitoline Hill in Rome. It consists of two gloomy underground cells where Rome’s ...

Mamertine Prison Rome. Located below the 16th century church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami is a dark dungeon called Mamertine Prison (which was originally called Tullianum), which according to ...