Leonard V. Rutgers
Leonard V. Rutgers
Leonard V. Rutgers is professor of Late Antiquity at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. He specializes in the sudy of Jewish-Christian relations in Antiquity and is particularly well known for his groundbreaking work in the Jewish and early Christian catacombs of Rome. Currently he is editing the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Late Antique Art and Archaeology.
Jewish and Christian Catacombs in Rome
Elements of ancient Jewish and Christian culture are preserved in the underground cemeteries of Rome, some of which are still open to the public.