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read how "these lie buried with many (other martyrs)" (cum multis sepulti jacent).—De Locis SS. Martyrum.

Of this "Itinerary," the full title of which is "De Locis SS. Martyrum quæ sunt foris civitatem Romæ,"—the MS. was found in the Salzburg Library.

(The road leading to Portus, the ancient port of Rome, constructed by Claudius.)  Certain famous shrines are particularised, after which follow the words: "Then you go down into a cave (or crypt), and you will find there an innumerable multitude of martyrs" (invenies ibi innumerabilem multitudinem martyrum); and again, alluding to another spot, "that cave (or crypt) is filled with the bones of martyrs." The cemeteries on the Via Portuensis include the cemeteries of Pontianus and S. Felix.—Salzburg Itinerary.

(The road leading to Ostia.)  After alluding to the sepulchre of S. Paul and other shrines, such as S. Adauctus, mention is made of a martyr Nomeseus, with many others (cum plurimis aliis). (A road on the right or west of the Via Appia.)  The "Guide" speaks of various shrines and proceeds to say: "Not far off lie S. Petronilla and Nereus and Achilles and many other martyrs."—Itinerary of William of Malmesbury.

(The "Queen of Roads" leads through Albano on to Capua.)  (1) After enumerating various notable shrines, such as that of S. Cecilia, we read: "There we come upon a countless multitude of martyrs" (Ibi innumerabilis multitudo martyrum). (2) Further on, mention is made of "80 nameless martyrs who rest here."—Salzburg Itinerary.

(1) In another "Itinerary" describing the cemeteries