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The sarcophagus in the catacombs is a stone or marble coffin. It is decorated with sculptured reliefs and inscriptions.
Updated Aug 13, 2006
Written Apr 18, 2006
Address: Via Appia Antica
This place does not seem to attract crowds and their history has been distorted a bit , but it is still fascinating .
Updated Oct 19, 2004
Still inside the catacombs
Written Nov 13, 2002
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Written Nov 13, 2002
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Walking through the catacombs from the first christian era, recognizing the names Peter and Paulus - gives a strange feeling of awe in the encounter with another time..
Written Nov 13, 2002
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The Greek Chapel is one of the principal and most ancient nuclei of the catacombs of Priscilla, with frescoes of Christian scenes on the walls.
Written Sep 7, 2002
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Write a ReviewThe Greek Chapel is one of the principal and most ancient nuclei of the catacombs of Priscilla, with frescoes of Christian scenes on the walls.
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