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The Digital Piranesi

Roman Antiquities (2 of 4)

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  1. The Roman Antiquities by Giambattista Piranesi Venetian Architect Volume II Containing the Remains of Funerary Monuments in Rome and the Roman Countryside
  2. Frontispiece: Ancient Intersection of the Via Appia and Via Ardeatina
  3. Table of Contents of Volumes II and III
  4. Plan of the Remains of Walls, constructed of Travertines in the Tomb of C. Publicius
  5. Close up of the Principal Parts of the previous plate of Tomb of C. Publicius
  6. Plan of a Tomb outside the Porta San Sebastiano on the Appian Way
  7. Inscription from the Tomb of the Household of L. Arruntius
  8. Plan of the tomb of the household of L. Arruntius
  9. View of the Entrance to the Tomb Chamber of L. Arruntius
  10. View of Another Part of the Tomb Chamber of L. Arruntius
  11. Elevation and Section of the Tomb of L. Arruntius
  12. Stucco Decoration of the Vault in the Tomb Chamber of L. Arruntius
  13. Inscriptions and Fragments from the Tomb Chambers of the Arruntius Family (1 of 3)
  14. Inscriptions and Fragments from the Tomb Chambers of the Arruntius Family (2of 3)
  15. Inscriptions and Fragments from the Tomb Chambers of the Arruntius Family (3 of 3)
  16. Tomb Chamber near that of the Family of L. Arruntius in the same vineyard discovered in 1736
  17. Inscriptions and Fragments from the Tomb Chamber near that of the Family of L. Arruntius (1 of 3)
  18. Inscriptions and Fragments from the Tomb Chamber near that of the Family of L. Arruntius (2 of 3)
  19. Inscriptions and Fragments from the Tomb Chamber near that of the Family of L. Arruntius (3 of 3)
  20. A Marble Sarcophagus Found in Tomb Chamber near that of the Family of L. Arruntius
  21. Plan of the Mausoleum of Constantia, Daughter of Emperor Constantine the Great
  22. The Large Sepulcral Building, attached to the Mausoleum of Constantia
  23. Two Columns with Their Capitals, Architrave, Frieze, and Cornice in the Mausoleum of Constantia
  24. Large Porphyry Sarcophagus, in which it is believed the body of Constantia was placed
  25. Section of the [preceding] Large Sarcophagus with its Lid
  26. Plan of a Sepulcral Building outside the Porta Maggiore
  27. Plan of the Tomb of the Scipios
  28. View of a Tomb Believed to be that of the Scipios outside the Porta San Sebastiano
  29. Sepulcral Building not far from the Torre degli Schiavi
  30. Fragments from the Sepulcral Building near the Torre degli Schiavi
  31. Plan of the Tomb of Alexander Severus
  32. Section of the Tomb of Alexander Severus
  33. Large Marble Sarcophagus believed to be of Alessandro Severo and Julia Mamaea, his Mother
  34. Rear View of the Sarcophagus of Alexander Severus
  35. Side view of the Sarcophagus of Alexander Severus
  36. Plan of a Tomb on the Ancient Appian Way near the Buonamici Vineyards
  37. Section of the Preceding Tomb, on the Ancient Appian Way near the Buonamici Vineyards
  38. Plan and Details of a Tomb on the Via Tiburtina near Ponte Lugano
  39. View of an Ancient Tomb on the Road to Tivoli
  40. Plan, and Section, of the Three Tomb Chambers thought to belong to the Family of Augustus
  41. Exterior View of the Three Tomb Chambers thought to belong to the Family of Augustus
  42. Interior View of One of the Three Tomb Chambers thought to belong to the Family of Augustus
  43. Plan and Elevation of a Tomb Chamber
  44. Interior View of the Tomb Chamber Across from the Church of San Sebastiano fuori le Mura
  45. Fragments from the Tomb Chamber Across from San Sebastiano fuori le Mura
  46. Fragments from the Tomb Chamber Opposite San Sebastiano fuori le Mura
  47. View of the Remains of Several Tomb Chambers on the Ancient Appian Way
  48. Plan of Several Tomb Chambers Discovered in 1751 in the Villa de Cinque
  49. Inscription and Fragments from the Tomb Chambers of the Villa de Cinque
  50. INSCRIPTIONS of THE PRAETORIAN GUARD, Discovered in the Villa de Cinque
  51. Inscriptions of the Praetorian Guard (1 of 4)
  52. Inscriptions of the Praetorian Guard (2 of 4)
  53. Inscriptions of the Praetorian Guard (3 of 4)
  54. Inscriptions of the Praetorian Guard (4 of 4)
  55. Plan and Fragments of the Tomb Chamber in the Casali Vineyards at the Porta San Sebastiano
  56. Interior View of the Tomb Chamber in the Casali Vineyard
  57. Urns, Stelae, and Cinerary Vasees of Marble in the Corsini Villa
  58. Marble Cinerary Vessels
  59. Plan, Remains, and a Piece of Wall of a Magnificent Tomb near the Torre de’ Schiavi
  60. View of the Remains of a Magnificent Sepulcral Building near the Torre de’ Schiavi
  61. Plan of the Mausoleum of Augustus
  62. Cross-Section of the Mausoleum of Augustus
  63. Remains of the Mausoleum of Augustus