Once home to Cornelius Scipio Africanus, a famed Roman general who ... when Formola’s team opened its “Tomb of Cerberus” and discovered frescoes depicting not only the eponymous “Hound ...

The ancient colony is mostly known for being the residence of the elder Scipio Africanus, a Roman general ... first with the Tomb of Cerberus and now with this necropolis," he said, according ...

"Based on the typology and the frescoes found in the tomb, it must have belonged to a rich Roman, probably a veteran who took part in the victories alongside Scipio Africanus," Formola said.

Most of the available information about Scipio Africanus is "inscribed on his tomb", it says. During his life, Scipio Africanus was servant to Charles Howard, the 7th Earl of Suffolk. The ...

It said the tomb was an early example of a memorial ... He died on Dec. 12, 1720. During his life, Scipio Africanus was a servant to Charles Howard, the 7th Earl of Suffolk.

Once home to Cornelius Scipio Africanus, a famed Roman general who ... Fine Arts and Landscape One decorated tomb was plastered and painted red. Naples Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts ...