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Castro Pretorio in Roma in Cittΰ metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
 

Grandi Altari Funerari Iscritti
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Large Inscribed Funerary Altars

 
 
Grandi Altari Funerari Iscritti / Large Inscribed Funerary Altars Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, March 1, 2024
1. Grandi Altari Funerari Iscritti / Large Inscribed Funerary Altars Marker
Inscription.  Italian:
Grandi altari funerari dedicati a senatori, militari, personaggi di origine straniera, un liberto di Caligola e il patrono di una ricca libertΰ. Le dediche sono poste dai parenti o dagli eredi.
Marmo, da varie zone di Roma e dal suburbio.
Tra il l e il II secolo d.C.

English:
Large funerary altars dedicated to senators, soldiers, foreign figures, a libertus (freedman) of Caligula and the benefactor of a rich freedwoman.
The dedications were placed by parents or heirs.
Marble, from various areas of Rome and suburbs.
Between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology.
 
Location. 41° 54.204′ N, 12° 29.949′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Cittΰ metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Castro Pretorio. It is at the intersection of Viale Enrico de Nicola and Piazza dei Cinquecento on Viale Enrico de Nicola. The marker is located on the museum grounds of the Baths of Diocletian. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Viale Enrico de Nicola 78, Roma, Lazio 00185, Italy. Touch for directions.
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Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire and specifically also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cippi Funerari / Tomb Markers (a few steps from this marker); Cratere Colossale / Colossal Krater (a few steps from this marker); Stele Funeraril / Funerary Steles (a few steps from this marker); Stele Funerarie di Soldati e Delle Guardie del Corpo di Nerone (a few steps from this marker); Altari Funerari Iscritti / Inscribed Funerary Altars (a few steps from this marker); Cippi Funerali / Tomb Markers (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Altari Funerari Iscritti / Inscribed Funerary Altars (within shouting distance of this marker); Il Giardivο / The Garden (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.
 
More about this marker. There is a small fee to visit the Baths of Diocletian National Roman Museum.
 
Also see . . .  Baths of Diocletian. Wikipedia
The Baths of Diocletian (Latin: Thermae Diocletiani, Italian: Terme di Diocleziano) were public baths in ancient Rome. Named after emperor Diocletian and built from AD 298 to 306, they were the largest of the imperial baths. The project was originally commissioned by Maximian upon his return to Rome in the autumn of 298 and was continued
Grandi Altari Funerari Iscritti / Large Inscribed Funerary Altars Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, March 1, 2024
2. Grandi Altari Funerari Iscritti / Large Inscribed Funerary Altars Marker
after his and Diocletian's abdication under Constantius, father of Constantine.
(Submitted on March 2, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.) 
 
The view of the Large Inscribed Funerary Altars in the garden image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, March 1, 2024
3. The view of the Large Inscribed Funerary Altars in the garden
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 3, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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