Mausolea of Galerius and Romula

Name of structure: Mausolea of Galerius and Romula
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Mausoleum
Country or main area: Serbia
Region within country or main area:
City or area within region: Felix Romuliana, today Gamzigrad
Date of structure: Fourth century
Century of structure 1: 4 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Interior
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic:

Mausoleum I – Romula, mother of Galerius
Fragments of marble and tesserae indicate that the interior was decorated with revetment and mosaic


Mausoleum II - Galerius
Date of mosaic: Fourth century
Century of mosaic 1: 4 AD
Century of mosaic 2:
Silver tessera at site:
Gold tessera at site:
Colour tessera at site:
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?
Has analysis been done?
Samples taken from where?
Excavation and restoration campaigns: Excavations between 1989 and 1993
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Johnson, Mark J., The Roman Imperial Mausoleum in Late Antiquity (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009), 76-82
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