The Martyr of the Catacombs is a great old Christian fiction classic text done by an anonymous author that deals with the subjects of ancient Rome and the early history of the Christian Church. This Christian classic features this opening passage: "Butchered to make a Roman holiday."It was a great festival day in Rome. From all quarters vast numbers of people came pouring forth to one common destination. Over the Capitoline Hill, through the Forum, past the Temple of Peace and the Arch of Titus and the imperial palace; on they went till they reached the Coliseum, where they entered its hundred doors and disappeared within."