Roma Sotterranea; or, Some account of the Roman catacombs especially of the cemetery of San Callisto, compiled from the works of Commendatore de Rossi with the consent of the author (1869)
Northcote, J. Spencer (James Spencer), 1821-1907, Brownlow, W.-R. (William-R.), 1830-1901, Rossi, Giovanni Battista de, 1822-1894 · London : Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer · leaf 370
)ractice had given the fossors,led them to adopt this method of enlarging the cemetery.They appear to have commenced with the af/ibulacrum B, andto have continued the work along C until they reached A. Inthis latter gallery, however, the change of level was by nomeans uniform, and was never carried… … Fig. 48.—Second Period of Excavation. These cubicula were evidently excavated in anticipation of amuch greater depression of the floor of the ambulacrum^ for wenow enter them by descending some steps, whereas wc have 344 Roma Sotterraiiea. to ascend in order to reach A^ and A^ from the gallery…
Cimitero di Callisto (Rome, Italy) · Catacombs · Inscriptions
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