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Mausoleum of Theoderic
Mausoleum of Theoderic. The Ostrogothic king Theoderic moved the capital to Ravenna and died here in 526. -
Sarcophagus of Captain Eudemos in Olympos
Dating from II. century AD. The ship is a merchant ship with Aphrodite in the front. -
The Garland sarcophagus, Olympos
Dating from the second half of the 3rd century AD. There is a long inscription but the interesting part is: "I, Lyciarch Marcus Aurelius Archepolis from Olympos [....] (constructed) this grave for my dear father [...] and my dear brother Marcus Aurelius Menodoros [...] and for myself and for the persons that I determined in my will. There will be no permission for any other person to be buried in it. Otherwise the burying person will pay 2,000 silver coins to the Sacred Treasury of the Empire”. -
Sarcophagos of Antimachos (2nd century AD)
Was he really called Anti-macho? :-) -
Lycian sarcophagi
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The Lycian sarcophagi in Simena - Kaleköy
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The Lycian sarcophagi in Simena - Kaleköy
Yes, there are many of them. -
A Lycian sarcophagus
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Termessos. The tomb of Alcetas, 320 BC.
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Termessos, necropolis
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Termessos, necropolis.
A grave with lions. -
Termessos, necropolis.
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Todi Cathedral crypt
A Harry-Potteresque bishop -
Todi Cathedral crypt
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Cimetière du Château in Nice
The graveyard on the castle hill in Nice. -
Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Tomb of Jacopo e Lorenzo Tiepolo, two doges, who dies in 1249 and 1275, respectively. -
Monasterio de San Jerónimo
A lot of different fonts on these graves. -
Quadrarco di Braccioforte
The sarcophagi date from the 5-6th century and belong to rich Ravenna families. This one is of the Pignatta family. -
Dante's grave
Dante was exiled from Florence and died in Ravenna in 1321. His bones were moved (and hidden!) multiple times, but this tomb is quite recent, with Cardinal Gonzaga's coat of arms. -
Dante's grave
The city of Florence wants the bones of Dante, but Ravenna is not giving them :-) But Florence are providing the oil for the votive lamp.