Early Christianity Flashcards
1
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catacombs
A
vast underground networks of galleries and chambers that serve as cemeteries
2
Q
ad catacumbas
A
in the hollows
3
Q
lunettes
A
semicircular frames
4
Q
prefiguration
A
prophetic forerunner
5
Q
orants
A
praying figures
6
Q
central-plan building
A
a structure in which the parts are of equal or almost equal dimensions around the center
7
Q
ambulatory
A
a ringlike barrel-vaulted corridor separated from the central domed cylinder by 12 Paris of columns
8
Q
ketos
A
Greco-Roman sea monster
9
Q
martyria
A
churches dedicated to martyrs, central plan commonly used
10
Q
spolia
A
made of recycled material
11
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putti/erotes
A
small, child-like figures
