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Tomba di Fadilla

Via dei Casali Molinario, 3/1, 00189 Roma RM

Rating: 5.0 ★ (5 ratings)

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Nel 1925 all'interno della fattoria dei Casali Molinario, lungo la via Flaminia, gli archeologi rinvennero preziosi reperti archeologici di età romana che sembravano indicare la presenza di un antico complesso residenziale. In rapporto con questa villa potrebbe essere la piccola tomba (fine II sec. d.C.) scoperta nel 1924 nella zona. Un sepolcro rupestre scavato nella roccia con una piccola camera funeraria munita di nicchie con loculi per i defunti, riccamente ornata: il pavimento a mosaico con al centro la figura di un uccello su un ramo, le pareti affrescate con figure di genietti alati ed animali tra cui emerge la raffigurazione (nella nicchia centrale) di due pavoni che reggono con il becco una benda legata ad una corona sospesa. Il nome della defunta sepolta nella tomba compare in una piccola lapide in marmo con la dedica del marito alla moglie Fadilla.

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Opening Hours

Monday: Closed | Tuesday: Closed | Wednesday: Closed | Thursday: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Friday: Closed | Saturday: Closed | Sunday: Closed

Contact

https://www.parchilazio.it/schede-361-tomba_di_fadilla

Comments

Felman73
20 Oct 2024
5.0 ★
A late 2nd-early 3rd-century underground tomb. The name of the deceased buried in the tomb appears on a small marble plaque set into the right wall, along with a funerary inscription dedicated by her husband to his wife, Fadilla.
The black-and-white mosaic floor is decorated with geometric patterns of octagons and squares, with the figure of a bird on a branch at the center; the walls, vault, and niches are frescoed with winged spirits and animals (deer, birds) enclosed in panels; the central niche depicts two peacocks flanking a basket full of fruit, each holding a band tied to a suspended crown in its beak.
Beautiful to behold, thanks in large part to the Superintendency staff who make it accessible.
Oleksiy Havrikov
29 Apr 2023
5.0 ★
It can be visited by reservation and is a must-see!
vincenzo marsella
27 Oct 2021
5.0 ★
The tomb was built between the late 2nd and early 3rd centuries, during the Imperial period, along the Via Flaminia, not far from the Tomb of the Nasoni. It was discovered in 1924 near the Casali Molinaro farm. The following year, archaeologists discovered some artifacts suggesting that a villa may have stood on the site; it is unknown whether the tomb was in any way connected to the residence. After a restoration lasting about fifteen years, costing approximately forty thousand euros, the hypogeum was reopened on September 22, 2018.
The tomb, which originally had a temple-like façade (now lost), is carved into the tuff and consists of a single room with a vaulted ceiling. The floor is a mosaic of black and white tiles arranged in geometric shapes, with a central depiction of a bird resting on a branch. An inscription on the wall bears Fadilla's name, written by her husband.

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