Roman Death And Burial

Question 1

How were wealthy people in Rome buried

Answer 1

Along the roads in tombs so passers-by can show their respect

Question 2

What were funeral clubs

Answer 2

For the less wealthy
Upon the death. The club would set up a funeral and mourners would attend
So the life of the deceased was not forgotten

Question 3

Preparing the body

Answer 3

Last breath captured with a kiss
Name of deceased called out
Body is washed perfumed and dressed in finest clothes
Coin placed in mouth as payment for Charon
Placed in atrium for 8 days so family snd friends pay respects
Women lament

Question 4

Procession

Answer 4

Attended by flute or horn players, family and or slaves or freedmen
Family would wear funerary masks to show acceptance into the underworld by ancestors
Wealthy families would have actors and professional mourners

Question 5

Burial

Answer 5

Body cremated outside of city: to remove religious pollution and save space
Wealthy would have sarcophagi
Family leave food and wine offerings at tomb

Question 6

What would a sarcophagi show

Answer 6

Mythological battles

Question 7

How were wealthy people buried

Answer 7

In family tombs or individual monuments