The History. During the Roman Empire what we now call the Vatican Necropolis was a humble cemetery beside the Circus of Nero. Itâs proximity to the fabled circus meant that it also became the final resting place of St. Peter when he was crucified there in AD 69.
Leon is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Virginia, United States. Leon (Madison County, Virginia). Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
Leon Name Meaning. Spanish (Leon): leÃ³n habitational name From, leon leÃ³n a city In, northwestern spain Named with, latin legio âgenitiveâ, legionis legion a division Of the. roman armyn Roman times the city was the garrison of the 7th Legion, known as the Legio Gemina. The cityâs name became reduced from Legion(em) to Leon(em), and in this form developed an unetymological association with the word for âlionâ, Spanish leon.LeÃ³n: spanish from the personal Name, leon LeÃ³n from âgreekâ (leon Lion see). lyon 2