Epitaph of Altamura - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Epitaph of Altamura - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Epitaph of Altamura () is a monument located in Altamura, Southern Italy. According to historian Ottavio Serena, it was erected right after the visit in city, on 8 April 1807, of Joseph Bonaparte (the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte), who had just become king of Naples.Berloco p. 263 According to more recent hypotheses, this monument was instead built in the year 1797, right after the visit of the kings Ferdinand IV and Maria Carolina of Austria in the city of Altamura.Marvulli, pp. 199-200 The commemorative monument is located in largo Epitaffio (Epitaph square). Although traditionally named epitaph, it is not a funerary inscription but instead a commemorative monument. Read more on Wikipedia
Source: en.wikipedia.org