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Em busca de um passado romano: as "cupae" de Mafra
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Recentemente foram identificados monumentos funerários romanos em pedra que vêm enriquecer o património do concelho de Mafra. Pertencem a uma tipologia centrada no século I d. C. denominada cupa, palavra que designa uma cobertura tumular em forma semicilíndrica. Estes monumentos ainda mantêm em muitos casos os seus epitáfios, inscrições epigráficas que nos fornecem informações sobre as pessoas que neles foram sepultadas, fontes inestimáveis para a reconstituição do passado romano deste extremo ocidental do Império. No presente estudo abordamos o conjunto dos monumentos em forma de cupa até agora descobertos no que é, hoje em dia, território mafrense.
Recently, some Roman funerary monuments made of stone were identified in the municipality of Mafra. They belong to a typology centered on the 1st century AD called cupa, a term that designates a semicylindrical tomb cover. Often these monuments retain their epitaphs, inscriptions that provide information about the people who were entombed, which are invaluable sources for the reconstitution of the Roman past of this westernmost part of the Empire. In the present study, we approach the cupa-shaped monuments hitherto discovered in what is today Mafra territory.
Recently, some Roman funerary monuments made of stone were identified in the municipality of Mafra. They belong to a typology centered on the 1st century AD called cupa, a term that designates a semicylindrical tomb cover. Often these monuments retain their epitaphs, inscriptions that provide information about the people who were entombed, which are invaluable sources for the reconstitution of the Roman past of this westernmost part of the Empire. In the present study, we approach the cupa-shaped monuments hitherto discovered in what is today Mafra territory.
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Mafra Cupa Epigrafia romana Monumentos funerários Municipium Olisiponense Roman epigraphy Funerary monuments