Acilii Glabriones family, Crypt of, 265, 267, 268–9, 270–1;
was Pudens a member of?, 270
Acilius Glabrio, Consul, martyrdom of, 41–2, 230–1, 269
Acta Sincera, of Ruinart, on Martyrdom of Theban legion, 148 n. 1
Acts of the Apostles, Haggadic influence seen in, 379;
model of, 72;
on Christian assemblies, 107;
on S. Paul’s prison life at Rome, 22;
Acts of S. Cecilia, in the light of catacomb discoveries, 289 et seq.
Acts of S. Hermes, 274
Acts of Martyrdom, or Acts and Passions of the Martyrs, archæological and literary corroboration of, 81, 82, 94 & n. 1
Critical estimates of, 81 & nn., 82, 258
Few in early days, 33, 35, 48, 53
Pagan contempt shewn in, 158
Value of, in exploring Catacombs, 226
on Numbers of Christians, 104
on Persecutions, 163
Acts of the Martyred Slaves, 136
Acts of the Passion of S. Felicitas, 299;
Acts of Pastor and Timotheus, tradition in, on Pudens and his family, 263–5
Acts of S. Valentinus, 276
Ælia Capitolina, site of, 77;
insults at, to Christians, 78;
results of building, 332, 335–6 et seq.
Ælius Verus, adopted by Hadrian, 83
Æneas, piety of, 87
Æneid, teaching of, 88
Africa (see Carthage, see also Egypt), Christian congregations in, mid-second century, 36
Agaunum (S. Maurice), Martyrdom legend concerning, 148 n. 1
Agrippa, builder of Pantheon portico, 280
Akiba, Rabbi, eminence of, and of his pupils, 337, 354–6
Supporter of Bar-cochab, 78, 336–7
Alcuin, 278
Aldus Manutius, supporting Pliny’s letter, 46
Alemanni, death of, 283
Alexander, son of S. Felicitas, tomb of, 259
Alexandria, Jewish revolts in, 330, 334–5, 346;
literary support from, of Petrine tradition, 10, 13;
Alexandrian-Jewish influences in Revelation of S. John, 72
Allard, —, on Acilius Glabrio, 269;
on Archæology as rehabilitating legend, 289;
on Jewish fecundity, first century, in Rome, 5 n. 1;
on the Jews in the Augustan age, 4;
on Nero’s persecution and popular disgust, 42 n. 2;
on the Martyrdom of the Theban legion, 148 n. 1;
on Pliny’s letter, 46;
on S. Peter’s arrival in Rome, 19 n. 1;
on Trajan’s personality, 48
Translation by, of the Epitaph of Pope Damasus, 215 n. 1
Almsgiving, in the early Church, 113, 119–22, 123, 130 et seq., 138, 139
America, Civil War of, cause of, 135 n. 1
Amoraim, the, 345, 358 n. 1, 359
Amphitheatre games, horrors of, 50;
Martyrdoms in, 110, 172, 175–6;
training of Christians for, 198
Ampliatus, Chapel or Crypt of, Domitilla Cemetery, 240
Tomb of, identification of, 241–2
Anacletus, Pope, cemetery of, 287;
discoveries in, seventeenth century, 280 et seq.
Memoriæ erected by, over tombs of SS. Peter and Paul, 233, 237, 281 et seq.
Ananias and Sapphira, gift of, voluntary, 120 n. 1
Anchor, as Christian Emblem, 310
Angels, Haggadic references to, 378, 379
Animals, wild, in amphitheatre games, exposure to, of Christians, &c., 175–6, 178, 183, 185, 187, 191, 203, 204, 269
Anniversaries of Martyrs, first celebrated, 35
Antioch (see also Ignatius), literary support from, of Petrine tradition, 9, 13
Antipas, martyr, 169
Antonines, the (see also Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius), reigns of, 63;
characteristics of, 84 et seq.;
table of succession of, 83
Antonins, Les, by De Champagny, on Hadrian’s character, 77 n. 1;
on the number of Jews slain in the last wars, 338 & n. 2
adopted by, and successor to, Hadrian, 83;
family and character of, 83, 84, 85
Attitude of, to Christians, 158;
ignorance of their faith, 77
Persecutions by, and reasons for, 33, 80, 81, 84, 91–3, 95, 137, 163 n. 2, 194, 207
Relations of, with Hadrian, 83, 85
Apocalypse of S. John, 72;
place of, in early Christian thought, 156–7;
references in, to Persecution, 37, 157, 165, 167–70
Apologies, The, of Justin Martyr, 128, 184
on Assemblies, 108, 113–4
on Persecution, 185–6
Apology of Aristides, on Burial of the dead by Christians, 132, 133;
on Christian charity, 124 & n. 1, 126, 130, 138;
on Christians as civil judges, 148;
on Hospitality, 128;
on Slavery, 135
Apology, or Embassy, of Athenagoras, on Persecution, 188–9
Apology of Tertullian, and the Octavius of Minucius Felix, 186
Apostasy, encouraged by Roman rulers, 195, 197;
Hermas on, 181;
some causes, 201
Apostolical Constitutions, The, on Almsgiving, 122;
on Hospitality, 128
Apostolic Fathers, writings of, cast in Letter form, 73
Apostolic Fathers, by Lightfoot, cited on Pliny’s Letters, 46 n. 1;
on S. Hippolytus, 251
Apostolic remains, authors and form of, 73;
characteristics and special value of, ib., meant for publication, 74 & n. 1
Apronienus, catacomb of, 248
Aquila and Priscilla, associations of, with S. Paul, and with Pudens, 265–6;
church founded by, 262
Arch of Titus, witness of, 333 & n. 1
Archæological Relics of S. Peter, Chair, and place of baptism, 12
Archæology, witness of, to literature and tradition (see also Catacombs), 17, 19 n. 1, 81, 82, 108, 147, 152 n. 1, 209 et seq., 289, 295, 298, 304
to Pagan and Christian views on Death, 154–5
to Social Status of many early Christians, 111–2
Arenaria, in Jordani catacomb, 260
Aristides, see Apology of, supra
Aristotle, works of, 146
Arles, Church of S. Hippolytus at, 255
Armellini, Prof., on Inscription concerning S. Agnes, 256–7;
Ubaldi’s memoranda published by, 281;
work of, in Catacomb exploration, 239
Army, Christians in, 148 & n. 1
Arnold, Matthew, on the Good Shepherd with the Kid, 320
Arsacius, Letter to, from Emperor Julian, on Christian characteristics, 123 n. 1, 128, 131
Arval Brotherhood, College of, 236;
Asia, Christian congregations in, mid-second century, 36
Asia Minor (see also Antioch, &c.), 71
Christianity in (see also Pliny’s Letter), founder, and effects on Paganism, and spread of, 51, 107
S. John’s prominence in, 9
Assemblies, Christian, composition of, 110–12, 113, 114, 240, 242
Importance of, 101;
evidenced in literary references, 107–9
Joy in, 155
Places where held (see also Catacombs), 139
Proceedings at, various writers cited, 113 et seq.
References to, in N.T. and later writers, Christian and Pagan, 107 et seq.
Sunday, 108;
observance of, Justin Martyr on, 113–4
Teaching, doctrines and ritual at, 101, 113 et seq., 124, 126, 128–30, 131–3, 138, 139
Astolphus, 293
on Persecutions, 188–9
Attire, Rigourist teaching on, 153–4
Aubé, on the Acts of S. Felicitas, 300;
on Domitian’s persecution, 42 n. 2;
on Trajan’s Rescript, 49
Augustus Cæsar, 91, 280;
attitude of, to Imperial cultus, 42;
favour shown by, to the Jews, 3;
and the source of Rome’s greatness, 88, 89
Ausonius, poems of, 64
Autolycus, letters or books to, from Theophilus of Antioch, 108–9, 189
Auvergne, 66
Aventine Hill, church on, 262;
house, &c., of Pudens on, 12, 15
Avitus, made Emperor, 65
BABA-BATHRA treatise, in the Talmud, 343 n. 1
Babylon, mystic name for Rome, 8, 10, 14
Babylonia (see also Exile), Jews in, 346
Rabbinic Schools of, 326, 362–3, 368, 373
Mode of teaching in, 357, 358–60
Babylonian Gemara, the, 356 & n. 4
Talmud, the, 345,
Baiæ, death at, of Hadrian, 83
Balaam and his ass, Haggadah on, 377, 378
Balbina, tomb of, 247
Baptisteries (see also Wells) in Catacombs of Pontianus, and S. Priscilla, 236
Baptistery of S. Peter, site of, identified by Marucchi, 12, 257, 267, 271–3
Barberini (Pope Urban VIII), epigram on, 280
Bar-cochab, false Messiah, cause of last war of the Jews, 336–7;
his Rabbinical supporters, 78, 336–7, 354, 355
Barnabas, Epistle of, see Epistles
Barnes, —, cited on Neronic burning of Christians, 285–6
on S. Peter’s tomb, 281 & n. et seq.
Baronius, Cardinal, 263;
present at finding of S. Cecilia’s body, 294 & n. 1, 297;
on S. Petronilla, 277
Basil of Cappadocian Cæsarea, 138
Basilicas:—
of S. Lawrence “ad Corpus,” Popes buried in, 250
Domitilla, 278
Prætextatus, 247
SS. Hermes and Basilissa, 274–5
in Cœmeterium Majus, subterranean, 258
in Rome, third century number and appointments of, 112
Ruined, crypts beneath, 228
of S. Agnes, 256–7
of S. Cecilia, 292, 293 et seq.
of S. Felicitas, 302
of S. Laurence, 250, 254