The recent re-examination of archaeological finds in Milan in Via S. Valeria has recognised several funerary structures existing at the end of the 4th century in the context of the cemetery ad martyres. One of these mausoleums consists of a semi-hypogeum structure on which an upper storey must have been built. This two-level structure does not seem to find any comparisons in the early Christian period in northern Italy, while some possible parallels can be found elsewhere, in particular around Trier.
Sannazaro, M., Mausolei paleocristiani a Milano, aggiornamenti sulle ricerche in corso, in Braconi M, B. M., De Santis P, D. S. P., Ebanista C, E. C., Spanu P.G, S. P., Vitale E, V. E. (ed.), Gli ipogei di diritto privato nell’Italia tardoantica: approccio interdisciplinare allo studio delle decorazioni pittoriche, Atti del Convegno Nazionale (Roma, 2-3 maggio 2024),, All'Insegna del Giglio, Sesto Fiorentino 2026: 27- 39 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/336484]
Mausolei paleocristiani a Milano, aggiornamenti sulle ricerche in corso
Sannazaro, Marco
2026
Abstract
The recent re-examination of archaeological finds in Milan in Via S. Valeria has recognised several funerary structures existing at the end of the 4th century in the context of the cemetery ad martyres. One of these mausoleums consists of a semi-hypogeum structure on which an upper storey must have been built. This two-level structure does not seem to find any comparisons in the early Christian period in northern Italy, while some possible parallels can be found elsewhere, in particular around Trier.
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