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François Tomb

4th century BCE · 4th century BCE

The François Tomb is an Etruscan chamber tomb at Vulci, discovered in 1857 by Alessandro François, with wall paintings of the 4th century BCE. Its frescoes pair Achilles sacrificing Trojan prisoners with local heroes: Macstrna freeing Caelius Vibenna and Vulcian warriors killing enemies, among them a Gnaeus Tarquinius of Rome. The paintings are now in the Villa Albani in Rome.

François Tomb
Image: Arch. S. Bruba ? · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). François Tomb. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/francois-tomb
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