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<p> «The world of death»<strong> </strong>interpretation centre.</p>

01. The Paleochristian necropolis in Tarragona

<p>Fragment of the sculpture with the representation of the funerary deity, Attis. 2nd century AD. Stone from Mèdol / <em>soldó</em> (a type of limestone). 42 x 20 x 30 cm. Palaeo-Christian Necropolis and Museum, Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona.</p>

02. Tarraco's cemeteries

<p>Fragment of an inscription dedicated to Bishop Fructuosus and his deacons. 5th – 6th centuries. Parian marble. 9 x 18 x 12 cm. Palaeo-Christian Necropolis and Museum, Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona.</p>

03. Tarraco's first Christians

<p>The Lions’ Sarcophagus, located in the Early Christian Necropolis. 3rd century AD. White Luni-Carrara marble, 66 x 205 x 75 cm. Palaeo-Christian Necropolis and Museum, Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona.</p>

04. Burials

<p>The Sarcophagus of the Teacher, found at the Palaeo-Christian necropolis, 3rd century AD, white El Proconès marble, 71 × 216 × 67 cm. Palaeo-Christian Necropolis and Museum, Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona.</p>

05. Marble sarcophagi

<p>Tombstone of LUCIO VALERIO BARBARO. Early 2nd century AD. Luni-Carrara marble. 35 x 37.5 x 3 cm. Palaeo-Christian Necropolis and Museum, Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona.</p>

06. The people of Tarraco

<p>Articulated ivory doll, found in the Palaeo-Christian necropolis, 3rd-4th centuries, ivory, 23 × 6,5 × 1.5 cm. Palaeo-Christian Necropolis and Museum, Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona.</p>

07. Offerings and rituals

<p>Mosaic featuring Òptim, 4th-5th centuries AD, limestone, marble and pasta vitream, <em>opus tessellatum, </em>162 × 83 cm. Palaeo-Christian Necropolis and Museum, Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona.</p>

08. Christian symbols

<p>View of a sector of the archaeological site, with the productive area, the roadway and the funeral complex.</p>

09. The Francolí district

<p>Palaeo-Christian Necropolis and Museum, Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona.</p>

10. Mausoleum with circular central floor

<p>Palaeo-Christian Necropolis and Museum, Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona.</p>

11. The Paleochristian necropolis

<p>Palaeo-Christian Necropolis and Museum, Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona.</p>

12. Mausoleum with crypt

<p>Palaeo-Christian Necropolis and Museum, Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona.</p>

13. Excavations and the Museum

Francolí Early Christian Complex, the Basilica

14. Funeral church

<p>Musée et nécropole paléochrétienne, Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona</p>

15. Outlying domus

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