Friday, May 1, 2009
From The architecture of Alexandria and Egypt, c. 300 B.C. to A.D. 700 By Judith McKenzie p 406
A sample of what appears in the Real Messiah order it here
... [the Martyrdom of Peter I] includes useful topographical information even if the events described were added later (Pearson loc cit n 1 143; Vivian op cit 65-66). Peter is described as 'going down' to the tomb of St. Mark (Acts of St Peter 11 - 14, ed Devos loc cit 171 - 3) which also suggests it was rock cut.
... [the Martyrdom of Peter I] includes useful topographical information even if the events described were added later (Pearson loc cit n 1 143; Vivian op cit 65-66). Peter is described as 'going down' to the tomb of St. Mark (Acts of St Peter 11 - 14, ed Devos loc cit 171 - 3) which also suggests it was rock cut.
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