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tomb of Cerberus

a Pleiades place resource

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A painted tomb located at Giugliano in Campania, the so-called tomb of Cerberus, was discovered in 2023 during utility work. This is a hypogeum tomb built in tuff blocks with an opus incertum facade. A stepped dromos led to the tomb itself.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/35786281

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
40.9148137348, 14.1126086987

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of tomb of Cerberus (330 BC - 30 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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tomb of Cerberus makes connections with:

tomb of Cerberus located at Liternum (30 BC - AD 300)

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Place type:
tomb

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Wikidata tomb of Cerberus (Q125882283)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'tomb of Cerberus: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/35786281> [accessed: 08 October 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/35786281 |title=Places: 35786281 (tomb of Cerberus) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=October 8, 2026 4:07 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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