discovered in 1919, the funerary monument stood next to one of the main roads into the city, not far from Porta Maggiore, inside the area enclosed by the Aurelian walls in AD 273. The tomb was built before the construction of the walls. Built by Aurelius Felicissimus, as stated in an inscription found inside, it was also intended to house his siblings and fellow freedmen, Aurelius Onesimus, Papirius and Aurelia Prima.
Surroundings:
Location:
- Italy, Rome
- geo:41.892487,12.509447
- Location ± 0-5 m.
Period or year:
- -1xx / unknown
Class:
- Grave or burial field
- invisible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=84479
Annotations
Hypogée découvert en 1919 au carrefour entre viale Manzoni et via Luzzatti, et a suscité l'admiration des savants pour le riche cycle de fresques qui ornent les murs et dont l'interprétation reste encore aujourd'hui un problème ouvert.
Relevant museums
Ara Pacis Museum
Ara Pacis Museum
Rome, Vatican Museums
Rome, Vatican Museums
Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana
Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana - Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography.
Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Collection of ancient manuscripts, including papyri, ostraca, and the Peutinger Map
Paris, Louvre
Paris, Louvre
Prefectural Museum of Antiquities (Rouen)
Prefectural Museum of Antiquities (Rouen)
Nearby
Templo di Minerva Medica
So-called Temple of Minerva Medica
tombeau républicain (Via Statilia)
tombeau de l'époque républicaine
Museo Ninfeo (Museum of Horti Lamiani)
Museo Ninfeo (Museum of Horti Lamiani)