Necropoli dell’Infernaccio
Necropoli dell’Infernaccio is an archaeological site in Tarquinia, Viterbo, Lazio. Necropoli dell’Infernaccio is situated nearby to the archaeological site Tomba del Maestro delle Olimpiadi, as well as near the park Parco della Repubblica Di Fedonia.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tomb of Orcus and Tomb of the Leopards.
Tomb of Orcus
Archaeological site
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The Tomb of Orcus, sometimes called the Tomb of Murina, is a 4th-century BC Etruscan hypogeum in Tarquinia, Italy. Discovered in 1868, it displays Hellenistic influences in its remarkable murals, which include the portrait of Velia Velcha, an Etruscan noblewoman, and the only known pictorial representation of the daemon Tuchulcha. Tomb of Orcus is situated 1¼ km east of Necropoli dell’Infernaccio.
Tomb of the Leopards
Tomb
The Tomb of the Leopards is an Etruscan burial chamber so called for the confronted leopards painted above a banquet scene. The tomb is located within the Necropolis of Monterozzi, near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, and dates to around 470–450 BC. Tomb of the Leopards is situated 750 metres northeast of Necropoli dell’Infernaccio.
Tomb of the Whipping
Tomb
The Tomb of the Whipping is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy. It is dated to approximately 490 BC and named after a fresco of two men who flog a woman in an erotic context. Tomb of the Whipping is situated 730 metres northeast of Necropoli dell’Infernaccio.
Necropoli dell’Infernaccio
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tarquinia, Viterbo, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.24378° or 42° 14′ 38″ northLongitude
11.76542° or 11° 45′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8FJH6QV8+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 108118758OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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