Tomba Gemina
Tomba Gemina is a building in Tarquinia, Viterbo, Lazio. Tomba Gemina is situated nearby to the archaeological site Tomba delle Pantere, as well as near the nature reserve SIC Necropoli di Tarquinia.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 1½ km northwest of Tomba Gemina.
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 2 km northwest of Tomba Gemina.
Ara della Regina
Archaeological site
Photo: Ronnlund, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ara della Regina is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km north of Tomba Gemina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monte Romano.
Monte Romano
Village
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Monte Romano is a comune in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Latium, located about 60 km northwest of Rome and about 25 km southwest of Viterbo. Monte Romano is situated 9 km east of Tomba Gemina.
Tomba Gemina
- Type: Building
- Location: Tarquinia, Viterbo, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.23898° or 42° 14′ 20″ northLongitude
11.79466° or 11° 47′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8FJH6QQV+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1352049295OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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