mortus Flashcards
1
Q
cenotaphium
A
empty tomb for if a body was lost or unrecovered
2
Q
puticuli
A
graves for the paupers on the Esquiline Hill
3
Q
ustrina
A
private burial plots
4
Q
Mausoleum of Augustus tablets
A
Res Gestae, recording Augustus’ accomplishments
5
Q
columbaria
A
underground chambers which stored funeral urns
6
Q
libitinarius or designator
A
undertaker
7
Q
collegia funeraticia
A
associations for meeting burial expenses of its members
8
Q
conclamatio
A
process by which the eldest son bent over the deceased father to recall to life
9
Q
laudatio
A
funeral oration
10
Q
lectus funebris
A
funeral couch in atrium on which dead body was placed
11
Q
rogus
A
funeral pyre
12
Q
bustum
A
grave in which a body was burned
13
Q
funus acerbum
A
funeral for young children
14
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funus plebeium
A
funeral for plebeians
