Catacombs (19 Subjects)
The catacombs of Kom el-Shokafa in the necropolis of Alexandria, as mapped by the French during the Napoleonic wars.
Tomb in the catacombs of Alexandria.
Space of worship in the catacombs of Alexandria.
Plan of space of worship in the catacombs of Alexandria.
Cave leading to the catacombs of Milos island.
1. Corinthian columns of entrance to a catacomb at Shaykh Barakat, near Aleppo, Syria. 2. The entrance to the catacomb of a certain Roman soldier, together with funerary stele at Shaykh Barakat. 3. Stele from the Roman theater of Cyrrhus, ancient city near Aleppo. 4. Fragment of relief from Hierapolis.
1. Monumental building. 2. View of part of the wall of the temple of Saint Peter in Antakya, Turkey. 3. Funerary stele showing a gladiator in Samandağ (anc. Seleucia Pieria). 4. View of entrance leading to catacomb at Shaykh Barakat, near Aleppo. 5. View of funerary stele at the entrance of Shaykh Barakat. 6. View of gate at Shaykh Barakat.
Inscription in Greek at the necropolis of Furkia, near Aleppo.
Inscriptions in Greek from catacombs near Aleppo, Syria.
Plans of catacombs in Alexandria together with floor plan of fortress in Nicopolis, and map of the isle Latonia, close to Rosetta.
Catacombs of Saqqara: A. Plan of human burials. B. Plan of the Ibis Catacomb (bird burials). C. View of a wall from the Catacombs of Apis. Two pyramids from Saqqara.
View of the catacombs of Alexandria.
Early Christian catacombs near the village of Trypiti, Milos.
1. View of the catacombs of Saint John in Syracuse. 2. View of the central catacomb of the complex.
View of the entrance, section and plan of the Christian catacombs, Milos island.
Catacombs of Saint Sebastian, Rome.
Sarcophagi from the catacombs of Saint Sebastian, Rome.
Inscriptions and reliefs from the catacombs of Saint Sebastian, Rome.
Top: Catacombs of Milos island: Plan, architectural features and votive offerings. Bottom: Vertical section of pyramid.