Roman Catacombs of St. Lucy
The so called ‘Pagan Shrine’ is located in the south-western corner of Regio C of the Catacombs of St. Lucy. It is certainly the most important structure predating the foundation of the communal cemetery. With its complex of frescoes with mundane themes and pagan deities, dated between the 1st century BC and 1st century AD, this hypogeal Pagan Shrine, later encompassed in the catacombs without any damage caused to the paintings, still has a central place in the academic dispute.
Related Publications
Tanasi, Davide; Gradante, Ilenia; and Sgarlata, Mariarita, "3D Digital Technologies to Record Excavation Data: The Case of the Catacombs of St. Lucy (Siracusa, Sicily)" (2016). Presented at the 8th International Congress on Archaeology, Computer Graphics, Cultural Heritage and Innovation (‘ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0’), September 5-7, 2017 in Valencia, Spain. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/hty_facpub/69
Gradante, Ilenia and Tanasi, Davide, "3D digital technologies for architectural analysis. The case of the ‘Pagan Shrine’ in the Catacombs of Santa Lucia (Siracusa, Sicily)" (2017). Archeologia e Calcolatori, v. 28, no. 2, p. 581-586. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/hty_facpub/311
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Pagan Shrine
Davide Tanasi
The so called ‘Pagan Shrine’ is located in the south-western corner of Regio C of the Catacombs of St. Lucy. It is certainly the most important structure predating the foundation of the communal cemetery. With its complex of frescoes with mundane themes and pagan deities, dated between the 1st century BC and 1st century AD, this hypogeal Pagan Shrine, later encompassed in the catacombs without any damage caused to the paintings, still has a central place in the academic dispute.
A related publication can be seen in the collection. Tanasi D. 2016, 3D Digital technologies to record excavation data: the case of the catacombs of St. Lucy (Siracusa, Sicily), J.L. Lerma, M. Cabrellas (eds.), Proceedings of the ARQUEOLOGICA 2.0 – 8th International Congress on Archaeology, Computer Graphics, Cultural Heritage and Innovation, Editorial Universitat de Valencia, pp. 71-77 (co-authored with I. Gradante, M. Sgarlata).
