Roma Sotterranea, or Some Account of the Roman Catacombs, Especially of the Cemetery of San Callisto

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Excerpt from 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 AuthorWe have prefixed a chronological table and a list of the Catacombs according to their ancient appella tions and their position on the various roads out Of Rome, which we hope may assist our readers in forming a clearer notion both Of the history and geography of the cemeteries referred to in the course of the work.Finally, it may be well to add that, although both Editors are jointly responsible for the whole volume, the first portion, to the fifth chapter of Book IV., is mainly the work of Dr Northcote, the remainder of the text, and Note C in the Appendix (on St Peter's Chair), is the work of Mr Brownlow.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.