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title: Columbarium Being Stripped Bare by 18th-Century Treasure Hunters
author: Francesca Santoro L'hoir
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3153/columbarium-being-stripped-bare-by-18th-century-tr/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Columbarium Being Stripped Bare by 18th-Century Treasure Hunters

_Authored by [Francesca Santoro L'hoir](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/Phyllida/)_

## Image File

[![Columbarium Being Stripped Bare by 18th-Century Treasure Hunters](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3153.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3153.jpg)

## Image Caption

From the 15th-18th centuries CE, the many columbaria that lined the consular highways leading out of [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/) were plundered and destroyed. Consequently, one sees bits and pieces of them cemented into the walls of villas and palazzos all over Rome. Such decorations taken from ancient sites are called spolia.

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## About the Author

I am a former college professor and Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, 1997.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
L'hoir, F. S. (2014, October 19). Columbarium Being Stripped Bare by 18th-Century Treasure Hunters. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3153/columbarium-being-stripped-bare-by-18th-century-tr/>
### Chicago
L'hoir, Francesca Santoro. "Columbarium Being Stripped Bare by 18th-Century Treasure Hunters." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 19, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3153/columbarium-being-stripped-bare-by-18th-century-tr/>.
### MLA
L'hoir, Francesca Santoro. "Columbarium Being Stripped Bare by 18th-Century Treasure Hunters." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Oct 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3153/columbarium-being-stripped-bare-by-18th-century-tr/>.

## License & Copyright

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