Christian Grave-Inscriptions from the Familia Caesaris

In this article I shall republish a small corpus of epitaphs from the Roman imperial household, with apparently Christian features. These texts have not previously been published together. The dating of these inscriptions will be discussed, and inferences about the Christian community in the imperia...

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Main Author: McKECHNIE, Paul (Author)
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1999
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 1999, Volume: 50, Issue: 3, Pages: 427-441
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