Christian Archaeology
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Alexandria of Egypt (ALESSANDRIA D'EGITTO)
ALEXANDRIA OF EGYPT. - A city of Egypt, founded by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C., 14 km west of the branch of the Nile called Canopus, on… -
Apodyterium (Ἀποδυτήριον)
APODYTERIUM (Ἀποδυτήριον). - It was the dressing room near the bathing place. In Eastern churches it corresponds to the sacristy. -
Archaeology (ARCHEOLOGIA)
ARCHAEOLOGY. - In the amphitheater of this small town Domitian forced the consul Acilius Glabrio to fight with wild beasts; he later died,… -
Arles
ARLES. - City of south-eastern France, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, with a population of about 29,000 inhabitants, A. was an… -
Atrium (Atrion, Aidrion) (ATRIO (A-TRIUM, ΑἸΔΡΊΟΝ))
ATRIUM (Atrion, Aidrion). - In the Christian architecture of the early centuries it consists of an open space placed directly in front of… -
Aureli, Hypogeum Of The (AURELI, IPOGEO DEGLI)
AURELI, Hypogeum Of The. - Discovered in Rome in 1919 near the Viale Manzoni, this burial complex consists of four chambers built at… -
Brick Seal (BOLLO LATERIZIO)
BRICK SEAL. - A stamp that the Romans impressed on ceramic manufactures, especially plates, vases, tiles and bricks. It proves very useful… -
Bulla
BULLA. - A lenticular capsule, empty inside, formed of two superimposed plates and provided with a loop so that it could be worn around the… -
Bulletin of Christian Archaeology (BULLETTINO DI ARCHEOLOGIA CRISTIANA)
BULLETIN OF CHRISTIAN ARCHAEOLOGY. - Founded by Giovanni Battista De Rossi in 1863 and compiled entirely by him until his death (1894),… -
Campo Santo Teutonico, Museum of (CAMPO SANTO TEUTONICO, MUSEO DEL)
CAMPO SANTO TEUTONICO, Museum of. - Begun as early as 1887 by Msgr. A. De Waal (d. 1917), rector of the college (v. COLLEGI ECCLESIASTICI:… -
Cell (CELLA)
CELL. - I. It is a word that has the most varied applications. In a Christian inscription from Rome there is mention of a binara (=… -
Ciampini, Giovanni Giustino
CIAMPINI, GIOVANNI GIUSTINO. - Born in Rome on 13 April 1633, died there on 12 July 1698. A skilled jurist, he later held very important… -
Disc (DISCO)
DISC. - The term discus or missorium, and improperly bouclier ("shield"), is customarily used to designate a concave platter of silver or… -
Graffiti
GRAFFITI. - Graffiti, as the name says, are drawings or writings executed with a hard point on a softer background, such as wall plaster,… -
Gsell, Stéphane
GSELL, STÉPHANE. - Historian and archaeologist, b. in Paris on 7 February 1864, d. there on 1 January 1932. He was a pupil of the French… -
Peratè, Joseph André
PERATÈ, JOSEPH ANDRÉ. - Archaeologist and art critic, b. in Nancy in 1862, d. in 1947. He was for two years a member of the École française… -
Pluteo
PLUTEO. - This refers to an element mostly of marble or also of wood (in Syria) used as a screen. Famous were the p. of Trajan (anaglypta… -
Tripolitania
TRIPOLITANIA. - North-western region of Libya (v.), facing the Mediterranean between Tunisia and the Syrtis. When the Christian faith began…