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In the Greco-Roman catacombs of Alexandria, uniquely decorated
tombs from the time when religious boundaries blurred and
syncretistic beliefs flourished have long been known. But it was
only in 1993 that researchers discovered faint traces of paintings
on walls previously thought to be blank, or underneath other
painted scenes: the hidden scenes could be partly made out and
photographed using ultraviolet light. Then in 2012, new computer
technology was used to reveal the lost images and colors even more
clearly.Here the team present, examine, and interpret what they
found, teasing meaning and intent from the alternating scenes of
Greek and Egyptian mythology, as employed by the citizens of a
multicultural Alexandria at the beginning of the second century CE,
in pursuit of a happy afterlife.
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