Propylaeum

The book focuses on the stuccos and painted decoration of the Laurentina Necropolis in Ostia. The necropolis was almost exclusively used by slaves, liberti (freedman) and their families, and is of particular interest for its long occupation (1^st century BC-3^rd century AD). The iconographic and iconological analyses of the decorations are supported by a catalogue of the different burials, where they are thorough described also including archival documentation of lost pieces of evidence. Furthermore, the results of multispectral imagery and 3D reconstruction conducted on selected burials enrich and integrate the description and study of the necropolis. Ultimately, the book shed new light not only on the history and evolution of the Necropolis Laurentina, but also allows to investigate existing relations of economic, social and cultural dependencies between freedmen and aristocrats.