Late Antiquity (Early Christian) Vocabulary

Question 1

catacombs

Answer 1

a series of underground passageways and chambers where the dead are buried

Question 2

Old St. Peter’s basilica

Answer 2

the original church and basilica founded by Constantine in Rome to honor the martyred St. Peter.

Question 3

apse

Answer 3

the semi-domed and rounded area at the eastern end of a Christian basilica.

Example: Old St. Peter’s Basilica

Question 4

mausoleum

Answer 4

a centrally planned, domed structure, built as a memorial

Example: Mausoleum of Galla Placidia