Tomb of the Augurs

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The Tomb of the Augurs is an Etruscan burial chamber so called because of a misinterpretation of one of the fresco figures on the right wall thought to be a Roman priest known as an augur. The tomb is located within the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, and dates to around 530-520 BC. This tomb is one of the first tombs in Tarquinia to have figural decoration on all four walls of its main or only chamber. The wall decoration was frescoed between 530-520 BC by an Ionian Greek painter, perhaps from Phocaea, whose style was associated with that of the Northern Ionic workers active in Elmali. This tomb is also the first time a theme not of mythology, but instead depictions of funerary rites and funerary games are seen. ()

Local name: Tomba degli Àuguri Coordinates: 42°14'18"N, 11°47'42"E

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Tomb of the Augurs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tomb of the Leopards, Tomb of the Triclinium, Tomb of the Bulls, Tomb of Orcus.

1.4 miNW
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Tomb of the Leopards, Tarquinia
36 min walk • 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.
1.4 miNW
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Tomb of the Triclinium, Tarquinia
36 min walk • The Tomb of the Triclinium is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi dated to approximately 470 BC. The tomb is named after the Roman triclinium, a type of formal dining room, which appears in the frescoes of the tomb. It has been described as one of the most famous of all Etruscan tombs.
~670 ftN
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Tomb of the Bulls
4 min walk • The Tomb of the Bulls is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy. It was discovered in 1892 and has been dated back to either 540–530 BC or 530–520 BC.
1 miNW
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Tomb of Orcus
25 min walk • 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 demon Tuchulcha.

Tomb of the Augurs

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Tomb of the Augurs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Tomb of the Leopards, Tarquinia

Tomb of the Triclinium, Tarquinia

Tomb of the Bulls

Tomb of Orcus