It's a case study on Late Antiquity, an excellent popular topography of Rome, a mine of information on the Catacombs and the tombs of apostles, emperors and popes, and a fascinating read. Octavian celebrates triumphs in Rome. Septimius Severus fights his way to the throne. And the Colosseum's imposing exterior was then, as it still is, a marvellous monument to Roman imperial power. The Roman Rite is the manner of celebrating the Holy Sacrifice , administering Sacraments , reciting the Divine Office , and performing other ecclesiastical functions blessings, all kinds of Sacramentals , etc.
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