Rome: Burial Of The Body Flashcards
What would happen once the body was outside the city ?
Buried or cremated
They followed the same customs as the Greeks with cremations and burials
What would a wealthy person be buried in ?
A family tomb or an individual monument
Where did the Romans build their Tombs ?
Along the roads that ran into a town ensuring the deceased would be remembered
Also allowed for people to avoid uniformity to stand out
What would the super rich do ?
Place their dead in elaborately carved sarcophagi which would contain reliefs and mythological battles
What happened once the dead was buried ?
They where not forgotten
As a marble bust would be made and place in the families house of the decreased
What did Romans believe the bust turned into ?
Manes
Spirits of the dead in Roman world
What where families expected to do with the bust B
Feed it and leave food and wine offerings at the tomb
