Rome, Catacombe di Domitilla, Cubicolo di Ampliato: MRA-ITA-Rom245

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Site/monument: Italy (ITA)
Rome
Catacombe di Domitilla
Catacombe di Domitilla, Cubicolo di Ampliato

Historical note about the site/monument: The Ampliatus hypogeum is part of the larger complex of catacombs of Domitilla and dates to the 1^st to 3^rd centuries CE. It was discovered in 1881. The tombs take their name from a wall inscription over the arcosolium reading AMPLIATI. The tombs in this part of the catacombs are richly decorated with mural paintings and have a style reminiscent of the Pompeian frescoes. It has been hypothesized that the Aurelius Ampliatus named in one of the inscriptions was a freedman in the Aurelian family, a clan known for their early conversion to Christianity.

Further Reading:
George Edmundson (1913). The Church in Rome in the First Century. London: Longmans, Green and Co.
Borg, B. (2013). Crisis and Ambition: Tombs and Burial Customs in Third-Century AD Rome. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN-10: 0199672733.

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Mora Samples Collection | Fonds

Italy: MRA-ITA | Series

Rome: MRA-ITA-Rom | File

Rome, Catacombe di Domitilla, Cubicolo di Ampliato: MRA-ITA-Rom245 | Sample Item