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Catacombs were underground crypts located near Rome, where the first Christians were buried. When Emperor Nero began their persecution, Christians began to gather in the dungeons for religious rites. In addition, every citizen could escape raids in them. And later, Christians began to lay the main entrances and make secret ones, which were scattered for several miles in underground galleries.

They say that if the Roman catacombs are stretched in one line, then it will be longer than the entire coast of Italy. Under Emperor Constantine, the persecution of Christians ceased and the catacombs turned into a place of pilgrimage. When the Goths conquered and sacked Rome in 410, they walled up the entrances to the catacombs to protect against unexpected attacks by enemies.

In the XII century, the existence of dungeons was forgotten. They were walled up so carefully that they were accidentally discovered only in 1578. The catacombs were excavated, but only partially and to a depth of 3-4 meters. The width of the excavated provided a passage for the passage of two people. Steps sometimes led down to a depth of 12 meters. Some of the dungeons have 2 tiers or more. And one catacomb - St. Sebastian - even 4.

The lowest underground galleries diverge in different directions. Niches for burials were made in the walls of the galleries, which were usually walled up with stone slabs. Many of these stone partitions are now destroyed, and the current visitors to the ancient crypts have to walk between long rows of human bones.

Author: Likum A.

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