Porphyry Stone Bath in the Mausoleum of Theodoric

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by Henk Bekker

Porphyry Stone Bath in the Mausoleum of Theodoric

The second floor of the Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna is reached via a modern external staircase. This room is also bare except for a simple bathtub-like structure of porphyry stone. It was long described as the grave of Theodoric but considerable doubt exists if this was ever used for that purpose. Theodoric almost certainly had a more elaborate tomb of marble.