Pagan Shrine

Creator

Davide Tanasi, University of South FloridaFollow

Files

Streaming Media

Publication Date

3-31-2017

Time Period

1st century BCE - 1st century CE

Abstract

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).

Keywords

Catacombs, Shrines, Paganism

Extent

1 model

Geographic Location

Rome (Italy); Sicily (Italy)

Media Type

Models (Representations)

Note

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/21.00001

The latitude and longitude location of this item is for the general region and not the specific location where it was found.

Identifier

R21-00001

Recommended Citation

Tanasi, Davide, "Pagan Shrine" (2017). Roman Catacombs of St. Lucy. 1.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/roman_catacombs/1