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 381
s effected into the crypts of the Popesand of St Cecilia. The earth, however, was not removed fromother less remarkable portions of the cemetery, and hence itbecame possible to excavate the little galleries just described.An inscription in one of them bears the date, a.d. 321 ; theshafts (as m in… … Fig. 54.—Last Period. Works of St Damasus. N.B.—The hiniinaria and masonry, which reaches the surface, are represented black.Subterranean masonry by daik shading. Galleries of sixth period by lightershading. Last period. The last epoch in the architectural development of the sub-Works of St . .…
Cimitero di Callisto (Rome, Italy) · Catacombs · Inscriptions
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