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Pagan and Christian Rome

Pagan and Christian Rome

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239 The Antinous of the Banca Nazionale 241 Ancient house in the Farnesina Gardens 263 Specimen of outline designs in the ancient house in the
Farnesina Gardens
265 The Judgment of Solomon 271 Panel from the bronze door of S. Peter's, by Filarete 272 Tomb of Helius, the shoemaker 274 Sarcophagus of the Leukippides 280 Tomb of Annia Regilla (Fragment) 291 The Sacred Grove and the Temple of Ceres; now S. Urbano
alla Caffarella
294 The body of a girl found in 1485 298 Cubiculum of Januarius 322 Sancta Viatrix 334 Basilica of Nereus, Achilleus and Petronilla 338 The Execution of Acilleus 339 Petronilla and Veneranda 341 The portrait head of Jesus in the Sancta Sanctorum 348 Landslip in the Cemetery of Cyriaca 351 Inscription from the tombstone of a dentist 353 Inscription from the grave of Alexander, a dentist 353 Surgeon's instruments (from a relief on a tombstone) 353 The Symbolic Supper 357

The drawings in this volume, with a few exceptions, are by Harold B. Warren, of Boston, who also made the drawings for "Ancient Rome in the Light of Recent Discoveries."

PAGAN AND CHRISTIAN ROME.



CHAPTER I.

THE TRANSFORMATION OF ROME FROM A PAGAN INTO A
CHRISTIAN CITY.[1]

The early adoption of Christianity not confined to the poorer classes.—Instances of Roman nobles who were Christians.—The family of the Acilii Glabriones.—Manius Acilius the consul.—Put to death because of his religion.—Description of his tomb, recently discovered.—Other Christian patricians.—How was it possible for men in public office to serve both Christ and Cæsar?—The usual liberality of the emperors towards the new religion.—Nevertheless an open profession of faith hazardous and frequently avoided.—Marriages between Christians and pagans.—Apostasy resulting from these.—Curious discovery illustrating the attitude of Seneca's family towards Christianity.—Christians in the army.—The gradual nature of the transformation of Rome.—The significance of the inscription on the Arch of Constantine.—The readiness of the early Church to adopt pagan customs and even myths.—The curious mixture of pagan and Christian conceptions which grew out of this.—Churches became repositories for classical works of art, for which new interpretations were

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