Sunday, September 30, 2018

The catacombs in Malta

FUNERARY ARCHITECTURE: Ancient Catacombs On Malta Reveal Christians, Jews, And Pagans Were Buried Together (Kristina Killgrove, Forbes). The iconography etc. of the tombs indicate that the catacombs have Punic, Christian, and Jewish burials from the Roman period into late antiquity.

Past PaleoJudaica posts on the catacombs of Malta are here and links. Cross-file under Punic Watch.

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