Museo regionale interdisciplinare di Messina

The collection is focused on finds made within the city of Messina itself (the warship ram from Acqualadroni being one of the only notable exceptions). Beginning with the prehistoric periods (a single case) it progresses through the different areas and periods of the city, focusing at the end on the sculpture and inscriptions. The accompanying boards set the objects into a clear historical context. One of the highlights of the collection is the aforementioned warship ram. Two other objects given prominence are two of the four Oscan inscriptions in the collection, from the time of Mamertine domination. The principle display cases focus on the cemeteries and religious areas of the city. The grounds of the museum contain a number of monuments and architectural pieces (many from the post-medieval city that was destroyed in the 1908 earthquake) but some earlier as well, principally Roman in date

Location

Viale della Liberta 465, Messina

Messina, Messina, Italy

Inscriptions

Inventory numberIDTitleDateOriginMaterialTypeObject typeLanguageCurrent location
A3563ISic000266I.Sicily inscription 000266AD 1 - AD 200
marble funeraryN/ALatinMessina
A3561ISic000276I.Sicily inscription 000276AD 1 - AD 200
marblefuneraryN/ALatinMessina
A3549ISic000362I.Sicily inscription 000362AD 1 - AD 400
marblefuneraryN/ALatinMessina
N/AISic000633I.Sicily inscription 000633AD 101 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A238ISic000670I.Sicily inscription 000670AD 1 - AD 200
limestone honorificN/ALatinMessina
A3580ISic000787Epitaph for Ti. Claudius ClaudianusUnknown - Unknown
marblefuneraryN/ALatinMessina
A3579ISic000788Epitaph for Cartilia IreneAD 1 - AD 200
marble funeraryN/ALatinMessina
A3555ISic000792I.Sicily inscription 000792AD 101 - AD 300
marble funeraryN/ALatinMessina
A3570ISic000793I.Sicily inscription 000793AD 201 - AD 250
marblefuneraryN/ALatinMessina
A227ISic001230I.Sicily inscription 00123050 BC - AD 50
marble (Luna)dedicationN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3556ISic001231I.Sicily inscription 001231AD 1 - AD 200
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
N/AISic001233I.Sicily inscription 001233Unknown - Unknown
limestonefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3557ISic001235Epitaph for a freedman, Ioulios DiadoumenosAD 101 - AD 200
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
N/AISic001239I.Sicily inscription 001239Unknown - Unknown
marbleunknownN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3548ISic001243Epitaph for Felicita, daughter of HermodorusAD 101 - AD 400
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3572ISic001492Epitaph for Aisaris SattarasAD 1 - AD 300
marble funeraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
2909ISic001493I.Sicily inscription 001493AD 301 - AD 350
marble funeraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3565ISic001494I.Sicily inscription 001494AD 301 - AD 350
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3573ISic001497Epitaph for Caius Terentius SymphorusAD 101 - AD 300
marble funeraryN/ALatinMessina
A3573ISic001498I.Sicily inscription 001498AD 101 - AD 300
marble funeraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A2030ISic001620I.Sicily inscription 001620300 BC - 201 BC
limestonededicationN/AOscanMessina
A240ISic001621I.Sicily inscription 001621288 BC - 201 BC
limestone (Muschelkalk)dedicationN/AOscanMessina
A554ISic001623Dedication to Apollo288 BC - 225 BC
limestonededicationN/AOscanMessina
N/AISic002816I.Sicily inscription 002816300 BC - 201 BC
limestonededicationN/AOscanMessina
A3554ISic003433Epitaph for Belleia VesoniaAD 1 - AD 200
marble funeraryN/ALatinMessina
N/AISic003508Epitaph for Cl. Acutius (?)AD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/ALatinMessina
N/AISic003509I.Sicily inscription 003509AD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3560ISic003510Epitaph for Lucius Ostrius CrescensAD 1 - AD 300
marble funeraryN/ALatinMessina
A3568ISic003511Epitaph for Klodia RomanaAD 1 - AD 300
marble funeraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3558ISic003512I.Sicily inscription 003512AD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3567ISic003513I.Sicily inscription 003513AD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
N/AISic003514Epitaph for Avillius Viator (?)AD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/ALatinMessina
N/AISic003515I.Sicily inscription 003515AD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3566ISic003516I.Sicily inscription 003516AD 101 - AD 200
marble funeraryN/ALatinMessina
A3569ISic003517I.Sicily inscription 003517AD 1 - AD 200
marblefuneraryN/ALatinMessina
A3569ISic003518Epitaph for [---]a Ti. f. (?)AD 1 - AD 200
marblefuneraryN/ALatinMessina
A3564ISic003519Epitaph of Aurelia Agoraste HilaritasAD 151 - AD 200
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3553ISic003520Epitaph for [---]ius DemetriusAD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/ALatinMessina
A3559ISic003521I.Sicily inscription 003521AD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3966ISic003522I.Sicily inscription 003522AD 101 - AD 300
marble funeraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3562ISic003523Epitaph for CytisusAD 101 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/ALatinMessina
A1382ISic003524I.Sicily inscription 003524AD 101 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3551ISic003525I.Sicily inscription 003525AD 1 - AD 200
marble funeraryN/ALatinMessina
A3576ISic003528I.Sicily inscription 003528AD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3577ISic003529I.Sicily inscription 003529AD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A4950ISic003530I.Sicily inscription 003530AD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3578ISic003531I.Sicily inscription 003531AD 1 - AD 200
marble funeraryN/ALatinMessina
A3581ISic003532Fragment of an epitaphAD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A4949ISic003533I.Sicily inscription 003533AD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/ALatinMessina
4138ISic003534I.Sicily inscription 003534AD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/ALatinMessina
A4951ISic003535I.Sicily inscription 003535AD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A4951ISic003536I.Sicily inscription 003536AD 1 - AD 300
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3550ISic003538Funerary epitaph for AlexionAD 101 - AD 200
marblefuneraryN/AAncient GreekMessina
A3552ISic003540I.Sicily inscription 003540AD 101 - AD 200
marble funeraryN/ALatinMessina
A3631ISic003541Fragment of a Latin inscriptionAD 1 - AD 200
marblefuneraryN/ALatinMessina
A3632ISic003542Fragment of a Greek inscriptionAD 101 - AD 300
marbleN/AN/AAncient GreekMessina
N/AISic030075Greek defixioAD 1 - AD 200
leaddefixioN/AAncient GreekMessina
N/AISic030084Greek defixio naming Baleria ArsinoeAD 1 - AD 200
leaddefixioN/AAncient GreekMessina
N/AISic030086Greek defixioAD 1 - AD 200
leaddefixioN/AAncient GreekMessina