The Martyrs of the Coliseum: Historical Records of the Great Amphitheatre of Ancient Rome
by Rev. A.J. O'Reilly Author
From the author: Some works have been printed in Italy on the Coliseum, but they treat it as a pagan monument, or as a work of art. I have not found any one give more than a couple of pages to its Christian records. All admit that the Coliseum was sanctified by the blood of thousands of martyrs: they mention a few of the most important, and then pass on as if the world no longer took an interest in the most sacred and solemn reminiscences of the Christian past. The present work, imperfect as it is, has the recommendation of being the only one on the subject ever published in the English language.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781331606826
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 26
- Pages
- 447
- Suggested Grades
- 9th - 12th
- Historical Setting
- 72 - 1340
- Publisher
- Hunter, Rose and Co.
- Copyright
- 1874
- Written
- 1874
Chapters
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Origin and Early History of the Coliseum
- 3 The Entertainments and Spectacles
- 4 The Christians
- 5 The First Martyrs
- 6 St. Ignatius
- 7 The Roman General
- 8 The Young Bishop
- 9 The Sardinian Youth
- 10 St. Alexander
- 11 The sEnators
- 12 Marinus
- 13 Martina
- 14 The Persian Kings
- 15 The Acts of Pope Stephen
- 16 Two Hundred and Sixty Soldiers
- 17 Acts of St. Prisca
- 18 Chrysanthus and Daria
- 19 Persecution of Diocletian
- 20 Acts of St. Vitus and Companions
- 21 Meta Sudans
- 22 The Last Martyr
- 23 Telemachus Still Triumphant
- 24 The Coliseum in the Middle Ages
- 25 Other Remarkable Events
- 26 The Conclusion
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