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ROME
Monuments
The Catacombs of Priscilla (via Salaria 430)
Along the via Salaria, one of the oldest Roman roads, used to transport salt from the Adriatic to the Tyrhennian Sea, one finds the Catacombs of Priscilla, founded by a group of Christians belonging to a senatorial family.
Only the first of the two levels, the older one, can be visited. This small space contains one of the first representations of the Madonna and Child, from the second century.
After traversing the long tunnels, one arrives at the Greek Chapel, named for the Greek writing on the walls. It is divided in the middle by an archway covered with frescoed scenes from the Old and New Testaments. |
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