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Catacombs of Praetextatus

a Pleiades place resource

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A vast Roman catacomb along the Via Appia that began to be used at the close of the second century A.D.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/899108647

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
41.8587792201, 12.5153066966

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Praetextatus Catacombs (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Catacombe di Pretestato (Italian, modern)

Catacombs of Praetextatus makes connections with:

Catacombs of Praetextatus located at Roma (30 BC - AD 640)
Catacombs of Praetextatus located on Via Appia (unspecified date range)

Catacombs of Praetextatus receives connections from:

None

Place type:
catacomb, cemetery, necropolis

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See Also:

Wikipedia (English) Vettius Agorius Praetextatus

Related:

Wikidata Q3663197: Praetextatus Catacombs

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Catacombs of Praetextatus: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/899108647> [accessed: 25 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/899108647 |title=Places: 899108647 (Catacombs of Praetextatus) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 25, 2024 8:52 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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