Deep below the streets of Rome lie the ancient catacombs where early Christians buried their dead and sustained hope for eternal life. About the same time as the persecution of Decius, middle of ...

Probably there are a number of lost catacombs, too." The oldest tunnels date back to the first century. "The Jewish community in Rome built them as cemeteries. Christian catacombs came a century ...

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

These catacombs mark a definitive period in ancient Roman history: the gradual takeover of the Roman Empire by Christianity. Adhering to Roman law, the catacombs are located just outside of the ...

They are also significant in artistic terms because of their richly decorated murals of outstanding quality depicting Christian themes. The Roman cemetery was found by archaeological excavations which ...

This created an atmosphere of fear among early Christians, which forced them to practice in secret, in places like the ...

Deep below the streets of Rome lie the ancient catacombs where early Christians buried their dead and sustained hope for eternal life. About the same time as the persecution of Decius, middle of ...