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For You Lot Data - Saxa Rubra Mausoleums Reopen Inward Rome


On the occasion of the European Heritage Days Festival held on Sabbatum 22nd too Lord's Day 23rd September, the Special Superintendence of Rome has reopened ii small-scale forgotten Roman jewels, the mausoleums of Fadilla too that of the Nasoni.

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days Festival held on Sabbatum For You Information - Saxa Rubra Mausoleums reopen inwards Rome
Credit: La Repubblica


Located 8 km from the Via Flaminia, inwards the Saxa Rubra area, the "red tufa stone" ofthe hillock that inwards ancient times ran parallel to the Via Consolare too inwards which the Romans had excavated stone tombs for household unit of measurement use.
On the occasion of the European Heritage Days Festival held on Sabbatum For You Information - Saxa Rubra Mausoleums reopen inwards Rome
On the occasion of the European Heritage Days Festival held on Sabbatum For You Information - Saxa Rubra Mausoleums reopen inwards Rome
On the occasion of the European Heritage Days Festival held on Sabbatum For You Information - Saxa Rubra Mausoleums reopen inwards Rome
On the occasion of the European Heritage Days Festival held on Sabbatum For You Information - Saxa Rubra Mausoleums reopen inwards Rome
Credit: La Repubblica
Among these, the small-scale mausoleum dedicated to the adult woman Fadilla, a mutual cite inwards the household unit of measurement of Antonini, discovered inwards 1923 only hence at 1 time closed, has a mosaic amongst geometric motifs inwards splendid condition, surmounted past times a vault decorated amongst squares that comprise peacocks, deer, winged genies carrying torches, too wreaths of flowers.


But the existent gem is the large household unit of measurement tomb of Quintus Nasonius Ambrosius, which was establish during the redevelopment plant of the Via Flaminia ordered past times Clement X for the Jubilee of 1674.

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days Festival held on Sabbatum For You Information - Saxa Rubra Mausoleums reopen inwards Rome
On the occasion of the European Heritage Days Festival held on Sabbatum For You Information - Saxa Rubra Mausoleums reopen inwards Rome
On the occasion of the European Heritage Days Festival held on Sabbatum For You Information - Saxa Rubra Mausoleums reopen inwards Rome
On the occasion of the European Heritage Days Festival held on Sabbatum For You Information - Saxa Rubra Mausoleums reopen inwards Rome
Credit: La Repubblica


The tomb of the Nasoni is characterized past times frescoes of the highest quality, amongst a cycle dedicated to mythology, where the winged Pegasus, Epiphus too the Sphinx appear, a depiction of the Judgement of Paris, too what appears to survive a representation of the Trojan horse.

The paintings are refined, hence much hence that they were plundered over the years: half dozen frescoes were sold to the British Museum inwards 1883, iii others were removed past times the nephew of Clement X for his villa on the Esquiline, piece the inscription ended upwardly at the National Museum of Perugia.

The tombs volition survive opened upwardly to the populace 1 Lord's Day every month.

Source: La Repubblica [September 21, 2018]


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