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Tomb of Epaminondas

Tomb of Epaminondas (Τάφος Επαμεινώνδα), grave of the Theban general killed at Mantinea in 362 BC, described by Pausanias with a dragon shield and Hadrianic inscription, identified at Mili in Arcadia.

Tomb of Ferdowsi (فردوسی)

Tomb of Ferdowsi (آرامگاه فردوسی), mausoleum of the Shahnameh poet in Tus near Mashhad, Iran. First built 1934 by the Society for National Heritage, sank, rebuilt 1964–1968 by Houshang Seyhoun in reinforced concrete; opened April 1968.

Tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany

The Tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany (tombeau de François II) is a Renaissance marble monument in Nantes Cathedral, made by Michel Colombe from 1502 to 1507.

Tomb of Gaius Rabirius Postumus Libertus and family

Tomba dei Rabirii, Roman freedmen family tomb on the Via Appia, Rome, 13 BC–AD 5, altar-shaped, rebuilt by Canina; relief of Hermodorus, Rabiria Demaris, and priestess Usia Prima in Palazzo Massimo.

Tomb of Gaius Vestorius Priscus

The Tomb of Gaius Vestorius Priscus is a Roman funerary monument at Pompeii, built for a young aedile who died at 22, probably in 75–76 CE.

Tomb of Hatshepsut

The Tomb of Hatshepsut, designated KV20, is a royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings, the longest in the valley at about 213 meters.

Tomb of Hekerneheh (TT64)

The Tomb of Hekerneheh (TT64) is an 18th Dynasty rock-cut tomb at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna in Thebes, built for the tutor of the future Amenhotep III.

Tomb of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici

The Tomb of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici is a Renaissance funerary monument in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, sculpted chiefly by Germain Pilon between 1560 and 1573.

Tomb of Hery (TT12)

TT12 is the rock-cut tomb of Hery, overseer of the double granary of Queen Ahhotep, cut at Dra Abu el-Naga on the West Bank at Luxor around 1510 BCE.

Tomb of Hetepheres I

The Tomb of Hetepheres I, designated G 7000X, is a hidden shaft burial deposit east of the Great Pyramid at Giza, found in 1925 with an empty sarcophagus.

Tomb of Hetpet

The Tomb of Hetpet is a mud-brick mastaba in Giza's western cemetery, built for Hetpet, a priestess of Hathor and high official of the late Fifth Dynasty.

Tomb of Hilarus Fuscus

Tomb of Hilarus Fuscus (Sepolcro di Ilaro Fusco), Roman funerary monument on the Via Appia Antica, Rome, rebuilt in brick by Luigi Canina; Augustan relief of five busts, original in the National Roman Museum.

Tomb of Horemheb (Saqqara)

The Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara, also called the Memphite Tomb of Horemheb, is the large private tomb Horemheb built before becoming Egypt's last Eighteenth Dynasty king.

Tomb of Horrors

Tomb of Horrors is a 1978 Dungeons & Dragons adventure module by Gary Gygax, first played at Origins in 1975, pitting high-level characters against the demilich Acererak.

Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah

Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah (Baby Taj), Agra: 1622–1628 marble mausoleum built by Nur Jahan for her father Mirza Ghiyas Beg, first Mughal tomb fully clad in marble with pietra dura, precursor to the Taj Mahal.

Tomb of Ipi

The Tomb of Ipi (TT 315) is a large rock-cut tomb at Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, built for the vizier Ipi in the early Twelfth Dynasty.

Tomb of Iti and Neferu

The Tomb of Iti and Neferu is a painted semi-rock-cut burial at Gebelein, Egypt, made for the army commander Iti and his wife Neferu during the First Intermediate Period.

Tomb of Jesus

Tomb of Jesus: the Gospel burial place of Jesus, claimed by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Constantinian, archaeologically supported) and the nineteenth-century Garden Tomb, which Iron Age dating rules out.

Tomb of Julius II

The Tomb of Julius II is Michelangelo's funerary monument to Pope Julius II, installed in 1545 in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, and centered on his famous Moses.

Tomb of Kaleb

The Tomb of Kaleb, also known as Kaleb's Tomb, is one of a pair of royal tombs at Aksum, Ethiopia, traditionally attributed to the 6th-century king Kaleb and his son Gebre Meskel.

Tomb of Karl Marx

Tomb of Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery East, London: Grade I-listed 1956 bronze bust by Laurence Bradshaw on marble pedestal, holding Marx, Jenny von Westphalen, Eleanor, Harry Longuet, Helene Demuth; reburied 1954, vandalized 2019, CCTV since 2019.

Tomb of Kha and Merit (TT8)

The Tomb of Kha and Merit (TT8) is an unplundered 18th Dynasty tomb at Deir el-Medina, Thebes, made for the workman Kha and his wife Merit.

Tomb of Khaemsekhem

The Tomb of Khaemsekhem is mastaba G 7660 at Giza in Egypt, a stone-built tomb of the official Kaemsekhem dating to the late Fourth Dynasty.

Tomb of Khasekhemwy

The Tomb of Khasekhemwy is the underground burial place of Khasekhemwy, the last king of Egypt's Second Dynasty, at Umm el-Qaab, Abydos, built around 2700 BCE.

Tomb of Khnumhotep II

The Tomb of Khnumhotep II, Tomb 3 at Beni Hasan, is a Middle Kingdom rock-cut chapel of an Egyptian administrator, known for its painted Aamu procession.

Tomb of Khonsu (TT31)

The Tomb of Khonsu (TT31) is an ancient Egyptian private tomb at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna on the Theban west bank at Luxor, cut for Khonsu, called To, a priestly official under Ramesses II.

Tomb of King Munmu

The Tomb of King Munmu (문무왕 해중릉) is the underwater burial site of King Munmu of Silla on Daewangam, a rock islet off Gyeongju, South Korea.

Tomb of King Muryeong

The Tomb of King Muryeong (무령왕릉) is a brick-chamber royal tomb in Gongju, South Korea, built for Muryeong, the 25th king of Baekje, and his queen.

Tomb of Lison and Kallikles

Tomb of Lyson and Kallikles (ΛΥΣΩΝΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΛΛΙΚΛΕΟΥΣ), a small painted 2nd-century-BC Macedonian family tomb at Lefkadia near Mieza, with 22 inscribed ash niches, trompe-l'oeil peristyle decoration, and debated links to the Roman Second Pompeian Style.

Tomb of Louis XII and Anne of Brittany

The tomb of Louis XII and Anne of Brittany is a white Carrara marble monument in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, commissioned by Francis I in 1516 and completed around 1531.