Tomb of Eurysaces
Museo nazionale della civiltà romana (Rome).
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The tomb of Eurysaces near the Porta Maggiore, seen from the north. It was built in c.30 BCE by a man named Marcus Vergilius Eurysaces. A former slave, he had started a bakery and had become rich, which is shown in the decoration. Later, several aqueducts were constructed but the tomb was respected, and it was later included in one of the towers of a city gate belonging to the wall of Aurelian. When this gate was demolished in the nineteenth century, the tomb became visible again. | |
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The tomb of Eurysaces, from the southeast. Part of the Porta Maggiore can be seen in the background. | |
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Model of the tomb of Eurysaces.
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Detail of the decoration of the tomb of Eurysaces. From right to left: mixing and kneading dough, shaping loaves, placing them in an oven. | |
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