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The '''Hypogeum of the Aurelii''' or the '''Hypogeum of Aurelius Felicissimus''' is a ], privately owned. It is sited at the junction of the modern viale Manzoni and via Luzzatti, behind the ancient ], in the ] district. It is on two levels, the upper one originally being a semi-underground hall (only the bottom part of which survives) and the lower one consisting of two completely underground spaces. The '''Hypogeum of the Aurelii''' or the '''Hypogeum of Aurelius Felicissimus''' is a ], privately owned.<ref>{{in lang|it}} {{Cita libro|title=L'ipogeo degli Aureli in viale Manzoni. Un esempio di sincresi privata, in Augustinianum, Volume 25, Edition 3|author=Fabrizio Bisconti|url=https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase?openform&fp=agstm&id=agstm_1985_0025_0003_0889_0903|date=1985|pp=889-903}}</ref> It is sited at the junction of the modern viale Manzoni and via Luzzatti, behind the ancient ], in the ] district.<ref>{{in lang|it}} {{Cita libro|title=L'ipogeo degli Aureli in viale Manzoni. Restauri, tutela, valorizzazione e aggiornamenti interpretativi|publisher=Fabrizio Bisconti|url=https://www.academia.edu/8910475/F._Bisconti_ed._Lipogeo_degli_Aureli_in_viale_Manzoni._Restauri_tutela_valorizzazione_e_aggiornamenti_interpretativi_Citt%C3%A0_del_Vaticano_2011|publisher=Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Sacra|place=Roma|date=2011|ISBN=978-88-88420-15-8}}</ref> It is on two levels, the upper one originally being a semi-underground hall (only the bottom part of which survives) and the lower one consisting of two completely underground spaces.<ref>{{in lang|it}} Goffredo Bendinelli, ''Il monumento sepolcrale degli Aureli al viale Manzoni in Roma'', in ''Monumenti Antichi della R. Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei'', XXVIII, 1922.</ref>


It is named after one of its two underground areas, known as the Cubiculum of the Aurelii, in which was discovered a mosaic stating that an "Aurelius Felicissimus" dedicated the tomb to his siblings Aurelius Onesimus, Aurelius Papirius and Aurelia Prima. To one side of it is a marble inscription to a dead Aurelia Myrsina by her parents Aurelius Martinus and Iulia Lydia. It is named after one of its two underground areas, known as the Cubiculum of the Aurelii, in which was discovered a mosaic stating that an "Aurelius Felicissimus" dedicated the tomb to his siblings Aurelius Onesimus, Aurelius Papirius and Aurelia Prima. To one side of it is a marble inscription to a dead Aurelia Myrsina by her parents Aurelius Martinus and Iulia Lydia.<ref>{{in lang|it}} {{Cita libro|title=L'ipogeo degli Aureli in viale Manzoni. Restauri, tutela, valorizzazione e aggiornamenti interpretativi|publisher=Fabrizio Bisconti|url=https://www.academia.edu/8910475/F._Bisconti_ed._Lipogeo_degli_Aureli_in_viale_Manzoni._Restauri_tutela_valorizzazione_e_aggiornamenti_interpretativi_Citt%C3%A0_del_Vaticano_2011|publisher=Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Sacra|place=Roma|date=2011|ISBN=978-88-88420-15-8}}</ref>


It was discovered during the construction of a garage in 1919 and admired by scholars for its rich c. ] frescoes, whose interpretation is still uncertain. It is not mentioned in any ancient, medieval or Renaissance literary sources and was abandoned after the construction of the ] and the expansion of the ]. It was discovered during the construction of a garage in 1919 and admired by scholars for its rich c. ] frescoes, whose interpretation is still uncertain.<ref>{{in lang|it}} Carlo Cecchelli - L'ipogeo eretico degli Aurelii - Fratelli Palombi - 1928</ref><ref>Fornari Francesco, "The mystery of the aurelian frescoes." in "The ]", 8 November 1930, p.827-29 and p.852</ref> It is not mentioned in any ancient, medieval or Renaissance literary sources and was abandoned after the construction of the ] and the expansion of the ].


==References==

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== Bibliography ==
* {{in lang|it}} Goffredo Bendinelli, ''Il monumento sepolcrale degli Aureli al viale Manzoni in Roma'', in ''Monumenti Antichi della R. Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei'', XXVIII, 1922.
* {{in lang|it}} Carlo Cecchelli - L'ipogeo eretico degli Aurelii - Fratelli Palombi - 1928
* {{in lang|it}} {{Cita libro|title=L'ipogeo degli Aureli in viale Manzoni. Un esempio di sincresi privata, in Augustinianum, Volume 25, Edition 3|author=Fabrizio Bisconti|url=https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase?openform&fp=agstm&id=agstm_1985_0025_0003_0889_0903|date=1985|pp=889-903}}
* {{in lang|it}} {{Cita libro|title=L'ipogeo degli Aureli in viale Manzoni. Restauri, tutela, valorizzazione e aggiornamenti interpretativi|publisher=Fabrizio Bisconti|url=https://www.academia.edu/8910475/F._Bisconti_ed._Lipogeo_degli_Aureli_in_viale_Manzoni._Restauri_tutela_valorizzazione_e_aggiornamenti_interpretativi_Citt%C3%A0_del_Vaticano_2011|publisher=Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Sacra|place=Roma|date=2011|ISBN=978-88-88420-15-8}}
* {{in lang|it}} Leonella De Santis and Giuseppe Biamonte, ''Le catacombe di Roma'', Roma, Newton Compton Editori, 2011, pp. 244-251, ISBN 978-88-541-2771-5.
* Fornari Francesco, "The mystery of the aurelian frescoes." in "The ]", 8 November 1930, p.827-29 and p.852


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Revision as of 22:18, 30 December 2024

The Hypogeum of the Aurelii or the Hypogeum of Aurelius Felicissimus is a catacomb, privately owned. It is sited at the junction of the modern viale Manzoni and via Luzzatti, behind the ancient via Labicana, in the Esquilino district. It is on two levels, the upper one originally being a semi-underground hall (only the bottom part of which survives) and the lower one consisting of two completely underground spaces.

It is named after one of its two underground areas, known as the Cubiculum of the Aurelii, in which was discovered a mosaic stating that an "Aurelius Felicissimus" dedicated the tomb to his siblings Aurelius Onesimus, Aurelius Papirius and Aurelia Prima. To one side of it is a marble inscription to a dead Aurelia Myrsina by her parents Aurelius Martinus and Iulia Lydia.

It was discovered during the construction of a garage in 1919 and admired by scholars for its rich c. 230 AD frescoes, whose interpretation is still uncertain. It is not mentioned in any ancient, medieval or Renaissance literary sources and was abandoned after the construction of the Aurelian Wall and the expansion of the pomerium.

References

  1. (in Italian) Fabrizio Bisconti (1985). L'ipogeo degli Aureli in viale Manzoni. Un esempio di sincresi privata, in Augustinianum, Volume 25, Edition 3. pp. 889–903.
  2. (in Italian) L'ipogeo degli Aureli in viale Manzoni. Restauri, tutela, valorizzazione e aggiornamenti interpretativi. Roma: Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Sacra. 2011. ISBN 978-88-88420-15-8.
  3. (in Italian) Goffredo Bendinelli, Il monumento sepolcrale degli Aureli al viale Manzoni in Roma, in Monumenti Antichi della R. Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, XXVIII, 1922.
  4. (in Italian) L'ipogeo degli Aureli in viale Manzoni. Restauri, tutela, valorizzazione e aggiornamenti interpretativi. Roma: Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Sacra. 2011. ISBN 978-88-88420-15-8.
  5. (in Italian) Carlo Cecchelli - L'ipogeo eretico degli Aurelii - Fratelli Palombi - 1928
  6. Fornari Francesco, "The mystery of the aurelian frescoes." in "The Illustrated London News", 8 November 1930, p.827-29 and p.852

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