Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 62
RATION OF THEIR EXTENT 83 with the basilicas within the walls, and on the other, with themountains and the coast. Underlying all such representationsis the notion that the whole system of excavation wassecret, that it was intended not only for purposes of burial,but as a refuge for a hunted sect,… … Crjpt of S. CfecUia, catacomb of Callistus. Third centur}-. tent, the true use, and the legal status of the Christian ceme-teries. The location and distribution of the Roman catacombs wasdetermined in part by natural, in part by historical considera-tions. As to the historical factor, Ave know only…
Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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