Alleged Christian Crosses in Herculaneum and Pompeii
The thesis that cil 4, 10062 and two cruciform artefacts in Herculaneum and Pompeii are Christian crosses, which indicate a pre-Vesuvian Christian presence in Campania, cannot be sustained. cil 4, 10062 most probably portrays a scrawl. The cruciform indentation in a wall of Herculaneum was probably...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2018, Volume: 72, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-20 |
RelBib Classification: | HH Archaeology KBJ Italy TB Antiquity |
Further subjects: | B
CIL 4, 10062
crosses in Herculaneum and Pompeii
B cil 4 10062 crosses in Herculaneum and Pompeii |
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Summary: | The thesis that cil 4, 10062 and two cruciform artefacts in Herculaneum and Pompeii are Christian crosses, which indicate a pre-Vesuvian Christian presence in Campania, cannot be sustained. cil 4, 10062 most probably portrays a scrawl. The cruciform indentation in a wall of Herculaneum was probably left by the support for a shelf. The bas relief of a bakery in Pompeii likely indicates some kind of baker’s tool. |
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ISSN: | 1570-0720 |
Contains: | In: Vigiliae Christianae
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12341330 |