Catacombs of Rome

The Roman Catacombs Rome today is a bustling and diverse city teeming with history and culture that dates back to thousands of years. This rich cultural intertwine is evident with its seeming myriad of historical monuments, relics, and construction that allude to various ancient cultures. Rome’s ground level environment is truly an architectural, cultural, and spiritual hearth for things of the past; however, this area is truly only “the tip of the iceberg”. Underneath Rome’s floors lies a seemingly

In Rome, the inception of Christianity was not embraced with open arms to say the least. This was mainly due to Rome’s emperors feeling threatened by the newly founded religion. “Meetings between Christians were prohibited, and the clergy were persecuted with much vigor. [Christians were] considered to be a danger to the state….”(Shlosser 179) Since the religious practice of Christianity was deemed illegal by officials, the use of symbols was essential when it came to not only signaling a meeting

1. The Catacombs of San Callisto. Built sometime after 150 A.D., the arcades, where more than fifty martyrs and sixteen pontiffs were buried, form part of a complex graveyard that occupies fifteen hectares and is almost 20 km (12 mi) long. It is one of the first places to see went starting of your journey down the Via Appia 2. The Catacombs of San Domitilla These Catacombs were built sometime in the 2nd century. The Domitilla Catacombs are unique in that they are the oldest of Rome's underground

CHRISTIANIZATION OF ROME Pagan culture and religious practice remained important through the fourth century AD, but in AD 392 the emperor Theodosius I forbade pagan worship, and Christianity effectively became the official religion of the Roman state. JUPITER, THE CAPITOLINE TRIAD AT A RELATIVELY EARLY DATE, THE SKY-GOD JUPITER (GENERALLY EQUATED WITH THE GREEK GOD ZEUS) TOOK ON GREAT IMPORTANCE IN THE ROMAN STATE RELIGION. HIS MAIN TEMPLE IN ROME, THAT OF JUPITER OPTIMUS MAXIMUS ('THE BEST AND

The city of Rome was and is one of the most well-known cities of the world. It has always lured in huge visitors for its attraction for the elaborate Pagan temples or for the eloquent Cathedrals of the Rome. Now the city is known for being the center of the catholic faith. The city is interesting in a way that, it has not always been a Catholic hotspot. The city was originally under the control of the Romans who worshiped Pagan Gods. The Romans believed that Rome was a holy city chosen by their Gods

stereotypes associated with archaeology are that archaeologists are generally old men or that it is a man’s type of work, that archaeologists are overly obsessed with their work, and that archaeology is exceedingly dangerous. The short story “The New Catacomb” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle helps reinforce these stereotypes.

that the souls continue their life even after the death. Others, for instance, the Christians, believe of resurrection at return of Jesus. Christian’s burials are interesting that it is still a popular tourist attraction in Rome. The tombs I will focus are the Christian catacombs and the St. Peter’s, in addition to development of Christianity and the Christian art traced along these sites. What is tomb? It is the burial site of the

form involves the iconographical depictions of events that occurred in the catacombs themselves—refrigeria meals (in the Christian case) to commemorate the apostles and future saints Peter and Paul, or even the deaths of everyday Christians. These meals were events in which the living feasted in the presence of the dead. However, the small, perforated piscinae

000 years are marked from the moment Costantine, the Roman Emperor, made Christianity an official religion of the empire. People saw the middle ages as an “in between” period in time. The phrase “Middle Ages” to describe Europe between the fall of Rome in 476 CE and the beginning of the Renaissance in the 14th century. Historians usually divide the Middle Ages into three smaller periods called the Early Middle Ages, the High Middle Ages, and the Late Middle Ages. During the middle ages, the Catholic

Once the center of a great empire, the city of Rome boasted a population of more than a million; that time is long past. Though Rome has long since fallen from its former glory it remains the heart of The Church, with the Papacy being based in the Vatican. Rome is also the political center of a larger collection of states; the Papal states. From 1492 until 1503 the controversial pope Alexander VI, born a Spaniard by the name of Roderic Borgia, was Pope. Numerous conspiracies surrounded this Pope