
Roman Catacombs of St. Lucy

Pagan Shrine
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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
