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 ...

When people think of the Roman Empire ... drawn out of the water. For we are not to depict the faces of idols, we who are ...

Deep below the streets of Rome lie the ... you know, the catacombs are thought of as where all the martyrs are buried, but there's far too many catacomb burials for all of them to have been ...