Download or read book The Archaeology of Rome The catacombs written by John Henry Parker and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Rome written by John Henry Parker and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Christian Catacombs of Rome written by Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important book is the revised Paperback edition. It presents the most recent scientific research on the Christian catacombs of Rome. In particular, it focuses on their origins and development, their artistic decoration and the inscriptions found there. Three chapters deal with the topography, iconography, and epigraphy of the catacombs, and abundant illustrations document the current state of the catacombs after the extensive restorations of recent years and incorporate the results of the latest excavations.

Download or read book Archaeology of Rome Part XII The Catacombs of Rome written by John Henry Parker and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Rome written by Paul Erdkamp and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rome was the largest city in the ancient world. As the capital of the Roman Empire, it was clearly an exceptional city in terms of size, diversity and complexity. While the Colosseum, imperial palaces and Pantheon are among its most famous features, this volume explores Rome primarily as a city in which many thousands of men and women were born, lived and died. The thirty-one chapters by leading historians, classicists and archaeologists discuss issues ranging from the monuments and the games to the food and water supply, from policing and riots to domestic housing, from death and disease to pagan cults and the impact of Christianity. Richly illustrated, the volume introduces groundbreaking new research against the background of current debates and is designed as a readable survey accessible in particular to undergraduates and non-specialists.

Download or read book The Churches and Catacombs of Early Christian Rome written by Matilda Webb and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An archaeologist who has worked extensively in Greece and Italy, Webb sets out 13 itineraries for travelers who want to visit monuments of Christian Rome from the first century, when the Apostles Peter and Paul came to the imperial capital, to the late ninth, the end of the Carolingian Renaissance. She also includes directions for seeing the pope. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book The Archaeology of Rome written by John Henry Parker and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Roman Catacombs written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading An inexplicable draft of wind dances across the dirt floors of the narrow passageway, which seems to stretch on with no end. The flickering flames of the torches mounted onto the rough, sandpaper-like walls of stone create eerie shadows on the dirt floors. One can hear the disembodied whispers intermingling with the chill of the musty air, prompting the hair on many people's arms to raise. Logically speaking, this is nothing more than the trick of the mind, but the whispers unquestionably feel tangible and real, especially considering the visitor is in the company of thousands upon thousands of corpses stacked onto the walls from floor to ceiling. This kind of imagery is often what springs to mind at the mention of the Roman catacombs, but there was so much more to these underground cemeteries. As Roman law forbade its citizens from burying their dead within the city walls, the roads of the Appian Way became dotted with, and later completely flanked by tombs of all sizes. Those from the upper echelons of society constructed extravagant tombs and magnificent mausoleums for their families and future descendants. There were tombs and sepulchers of every sort, from tumulus constellations, which were round mounds that rose from the ground, to boxy temples, and clusters of miniature pyramids. Next to every tomb was a milestone marker with the distance to the nearest town engraved on the stone slab. Some of these tombs - or what is left of them - continue to stand in their original sites today. One of the more renowned tombs was that of noblewoman Cecilia Metella, whose mausoleum was later converted to a fortress that featured an enormous cylindrical tower with double-winged crenellations. Another was the resting place of the Rabirii family, which is located close to the 5th Roman mile of the Appian Way. What remains of this once-handsome memorial is a monument with the faded busts of the Rabirii patriarchs and the goddess, Isis. Since the bulk of the first Christians were slaves and those from the bottom tiers of society, only a handful could spare the price of these grandiose burial places. This was precisely what led the first Christians to take spade to hand and drive it into the earth, creating the first Christian catacombs of Rome. The first Christian catacombs, which began as primitive, single-leveled chambers, were modeled after the Jewish catacombs of Rome. The Jewish catacombs, which had existed for at least a full century before the Christian counterparts, were the first to be built on Roman soil, but theirs was an idea that was far from original. Historians are now positive that the world's first catacombs originated in the Middle East some 6,000 years ago. There, the bones of the dead were placed neatly into chests called "ossuaries" during the second burial, and stored within their settlements. With urbanization, these ossuaries were transferred to natural or man-made underground caves, which could be entered through a narrow, vertical passageway. The Roman Catacombs: The History and Legacy of Ancient Rome's Most Famous Burial Grounds journeys through the origins of these necropolises, their development throughout the years, and the period of rediscovery that put these subterranean cemeteries on the map. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Roman catacombs like never before.

Download or read book The Archaeology of Rome The aqueducts written by John Henry Parker and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Christian Rome written by Philippe Pergola and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The catacombs -- including several labyrinthine burial grounds and underground places of worship -- along with numerous Roman churches and basilicas are depicted with overlays that show how they look today and how they likely appeared in early Christian times.

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Download or read book The Christian Catacombs of Rome written by Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with the Christian catacombs of Rome and presents the current state of research and knowledge concerning these extraordinary monuments that provide the most tangible and eloquent testimony of early Christianity. This volume is intended to represent the official publication on the Christian catacombs of Rome, prepared directly by members of the Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Sacra. Through association with this commission, it has been possible to publish the most recent and up to date graphic and photographic documentation of the excavations and restorations carried out in the last few years in preparation for the Great Jubilee Year of 2000. It should be a useful and valuable didactic tool for visiting the catacombs of Rome, that, as the Holy Father has noted on numerous occasions, represent manditory destinations for all the pilgrims who will come to Rome in the year 2000 from all over the world. - Introduction.

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Rome written by John Henry Parker and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-12-08 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Archaeology Of Rome: The Forum Romanum Et Magnum. 2nd. Ed., Rev. And Enl; Part 5 Of The Archaeology Of Rome; John Henry Parker John Henry Parker J. Parker and Co., 1879 Aqueducts; Catacombs; Obelisks; Roman Forum (Rome, Italy); Rome; Rome (Italy); Tombs