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 376
not origin-ally intended for sepulchral crypts at all, but for wine-stores.In times of danger, the Christian proprietor of the vineyardabove put them at the disposal of the Church for places ofassembly, the original entrance being turned into a luminare, andthey were then fitted with marble… … Fig. 51.—Fpicrth Period. Union ivitli n Second Area.A\B.—The shaded parts represent masonry below ground. The black parts representtwo buildings on the Via Appio-Ardeatina, and liuninarin. The cnhicithini d^ con-tains the sarcophagus of St Melchiades. For description, see Note G on Atlas. 350 Roma…
Cimitero di Callisto (Rome, Italy) · Catacombs · Inscriptions
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