Tomb of the Scipios

The Tomb of the Scipios, also called the hypogaeum Scipionum, was the common tomb of the patrician Scipio family during the Roman Republic for interments between the early 3rd century BC and the early 1st century AD.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 44 metres (144 feet)
  • …is also known as “hypogaeum Scipionum”
  • Description: common tomb of the Cornelii Scipiones family during the Roman Republic
  • Address: Via di Porta San Sebastiano 9, Roma

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta Latina and Columbarium of Pomponius Hylas.
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The is a single-arched gate in the of ancient Rome. is situated 170 metres east of Tomb of the Scipios.
The is a 1st-century… is situated 140 metres east of Tomb of the Scipios.
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is a basilica church… is situated 180 metres northeast of Tomb of the Scipios.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aventino-Testaccio and Colosseo.
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Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of .
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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire.
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is an urban zone of Rome.

Tomb of the Scipios

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Latitude
41.87596° or 41° 52′ 33″ north
Longitude
12.50055° or 12° 30′ 2″ east
Open location code
8FHJVGG2+96
Open­Street­Map ID
way 254710670
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
8015037
Wiki­data ID
Q1540716

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Tomb of the Scipios” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Гробница на Сципионите”
  • Catalan: “hypogaeum Scipionum”
  • Catalan: “sepulcrum Scipionum”
  • Catalan: “Tomba dels Escipions”
  • Dutch: “Tombe van de Scipiones”
  • Dutch: “Tombe van de Scipioni”
  • French: “Tombe des Scipions”
  • French: “tombeau des Scipions”
  • French: “Tombeau des Scipions”
  • Georgian: “სციპიონების სამარხი”
  • German: “CLE 6”
  • German: “CLE 7”
  • German: “Grab der Scipionen”
  • German: “Grabstätte der Scipionen”
  • German: “Scipionen-Inschriften”
  • German: “Scipionenelogien”
  • German: “Scipionengrab”
  • Greek: “Τάφος των Σκιπιώνων”
  • Italian: “Ipogeo degli Scipioni”
  • Italian: “sarcofago di Scipione Barbato”
  • Italian: “sepolcro degli Scipioni”
  • Italian: “Sepolcro degli Scipioni”
  • Italian: “tomba degli Scipioni”
  • Latin: “Sepulcrum Scipionum”
  • Latin: “Sepulcrum: Cornelii Scipiones”
  • Persian: “مقبره اسکیپیوس”
  • Polish: “Grobowiec Scypionów”
  • Portuguese: “Túmulo dos Cipiões”
  • Russian: “Гробница Сципионов”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de los escipiones”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de los Escipiones”
  • Swedish: “Scipionernas familjegrav”
  • Ukrainian: “гробниця Сципіонів”
  • Ukrainian: “Гробниця Сципіонів”

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