These catacombs mark a definitive period in ancient Roman history: the gradual takeover of the Roman Empire by Christianity.

Adriano Morabito agrees. "We don't expect any great discovery from Roman catacombs. Early Christians didn't bury objects with the dead. As for now, we have only found inscriptions and human remains." ...

About the same time as the persecution of Decius, middle of the third century, is also when we begin to get the Roman catacombs developing. Now, according to tradition, you know, the catacombs are ...

During this time, pagan, Jewish and Christian citizens of Rome were buried across more than 60 catacombs below Rome – five of which are open to the public today. Roman law forbade burying the ...

Beneath the streets of Rome lies a city of the dead known as the Catacombs—a labyrinth of ... Or were they felled by a deadly plague? In "Roman Catacomb Mystery," NOVA's forensic investigation ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: A normal ticket includes the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill (valid for 24 hours) and you can visit all three in one day. It doesn't include a visit to the ...

A group of Roman re-enactors. The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world. It conquered a huge empire that stretched from Britain all the way to the Middle East. The ...

A group of Roman re-enactors. The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world. It conquered a huge empire that stretched from Britain all the way to the Middle East. The ...