Stage 7: Culture Flashcards
Where did the romans bury their dead? Why?
by the side of the road outside towns. the dead are unclean and should be visited
Where are the tombs at pompeii
outside nucerian and herculanean gates
Description of tombs. Inside and out
outside reflect the life of the dead, simple. Cremians are on the inside
Most important thing to a dead person?
Their tomb/ their house
What happened to the roman’s activities after they died?
the continued to after life.
What 2 things were the dead provided with?
food, drinks
What did romans think happened if people were not buried properly
they would haunt them
why were holes in tombs?
liberation tubes
3 things romans did to make the dead happier?
decorated tombs with flowers, visited them, dined with them
(define) Elysian Fields
happy death place
(define) tityus
liver being picked out daily by vultures
(define) sisyphus
pushing ever rolling rock up a hill
(define) tantalus
always reaching for food and water
(define) Tartarus
bad death place
(define) danaus
carrying pitchers of water with holes
