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	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 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.<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 ].		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 was abandoned after the construction of the ] and the expansion of the ] and is not mentioned in any ancient, medieval or Renaissance literary sources.

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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 was abandoned after the construction of the Aurelian Wall and the expansion of the pomerium and is not mentioned in any ancient, medieval or Renaissance literary sources.

References

(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(in Italian) Carlo Cecchelli - L'ipogeo eretico degli Aurelii - Fratelli Palombi - 1928
Fornari Francesco, "The mystery of the aurelian frescoes." in "The Illustrated London News", 8 November 1930, p.827-29 and p.852

External links

Adriano Morabito. "Ipogeo degli Aureli". Roma Sotterranea.
"Ipogeo degli Aureli a Viale Manzoni - Archivio fotografico". Archivio Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Sacra. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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	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 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.<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 ].		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 was abandoned after the construction of the ] and the expansion of the ] and is not mentioned in any ancient, medieval or Renaissance literary sources.

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