Pagan and Christian Rome (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Pagan and Christian Rome

In exploring that portion of the Catacombs of Priscilla which lies under the Monte delle Gioie, near the entrance from the Via Salaria, de Rossi observed that the labyrinth of the galleries converged towards an original crypt, Shaped like a Greek I' (gamma), and decorated with frescoes. The desire of finding the name and the history of the first occupants of this noble tomb, whose memory seems to have been so dear to the faithful, led the explorers to carefully Sift the earth which filled the place; and their pains were rewarded by the discovery of a fragment of a marble coffin.

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Excerpt from Pagan and Christian Rome

The author desires to express his gratitude to Mr. Edward Robinson of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, for the kind assistance rendered to him in superintending the preparation of this volume.

With a few exceptions, the drawings in this book are by Harold B. Warren, of Boston, who also made the drawings for "Ancient Rome in the Light of Recent Discoveries."

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.