Study questions for Catacombs:

1. Where is St. Peter buried?

2. When did people start digging the catacombs?

3. What is the Edict of Milan?

4. Why were relics removed from the catacombs in the 8th century?

5. Who is Giovanni Battista de Rossi?

Study questions for St. Callixtus:

1. How many popes are buried in the Crypt of the Popes?

2. What is the "nickname" of the crypt of the popes?

3. What does the Greek abbreviation MPT mean?

4. What is St. Cecilia the patron saint of?

5. How did St. Cecilia die?

6. What two sacraments are represented in the Crypt of the Sacraments?

7. What is the eucharist?

8. What is the prophet Jona(h) the symbol of?

Study questions for Murderous Games:

1. What are some suggested origins of the gladiatorial contests and other "games" that took place in the amphitheathers – war "games"; rituals of death, etc.?
2. What were some of the events that took place in the Colosseum? Why were they so bloody and brutal? Who were the combatants? What do you think about the use of animals
3. When was the famous Flavian Amphiheatre (the Colosseum) built in Rome? What was its size? How many did it seat?
4. To what use did aristocrats and politicians put gladiatorial contests?
5. How did the Emperors use the shows in the Colosseum? How did these events demonstrate imperial power and control?
6. How was the audience arranged in the Colosseum? How did this reinforce social stratification and imperial power?
7. How did the Emperors "participate" in the games?
8. What were popular attitudes toward gladiators; what was their celebrity status?
9. What are some explanations for the brutality of the games?