Sabratha. La catacomba e le aree funerarie cristiane

Abstract

This paper starts from the processing of the data, both edited and acquired in 2010 by a series of dedicated surveys in Sabratha made by researchers at the University of Palermo, in collaboration whit the cnr itabc for the prin 2008 Project, carried out under the responsibility of Prof. Rosa Maria Carra Bonacasa. The researchers have made a preliminary study for an archaeological gis of Sabratha to gather informations on the monuments already studied, or under study, and to promote analysis regarding the riuse of space in the Regiones iii-v of Sabratha, after the destruction attribuited to the earthquake on 21th July 365. We present the results of the study on the Early Christian funerary areas established from the 4th Century AD: 1) the catacomb in the eastern suburbs, 2) the sub-divo funerary areas between the churches 3 and 4 and the so-called Baths ofOceanus; 3) the necropolisin the Regio iv , North-East of the Theater; 4) the tombs near the Temple of Hercules.