The Vatican Field (Ager Vaticanus)
In antiquity the Vatican area stood outside Rome and included burial grounds. Constantine built an early basilica there, centuries before the present St. Peter's Basilica took shape.
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How it connects
Ager means a field or tract of land, while Vaticanus identifies the place.
Latin words that go with this card: ager, campus, urbs.