Necropolis
A necropolis is an ancient cemetery, a city of the dead. Rome's visitable examples include the necropolis under St Peter's and the Portus necropolis at Ostia's Isola Sacra.
Example
The Vatican necropolis is a street of family tombs buried when Constantine levelled the hill for his basilica, which is why the visit feels like a walk rather than a crypt.
Sources: cultura.gov.it
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