Case Rosse
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: L. Quilici, S. Quilici Gigli Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: L. Quilici, S. Quilici Gigli Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Aug 11, 2021 01:05 PM
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History
Ashby describes a rich archaeological landscape that once included the remains of Roman-period tombs and villas, the latter appointed with mosaics. The modern toponym "Case Rosse" is said to derive from a well-preserved Roman tomb executed in brick that was purposefully destroyed in 1824.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/422878
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- See Further:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 43 C2 Case Rosse
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Case Rosse. Numerous Latin inscriptions were discovered in the area, viz. C.I.L. VI, 1881, 9168, 11377, 12174 16873, 17068, 19024.
L. Quilici, S. Quilici Gigli, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Case Rosse: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/422878> [accessed: 25 September 2023]
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