Burial, architecture and Sepulchral Art in ancient Rome 3101-DWSEP
The lecture is intended to be an introduction in the ancient Roman sepulchral art and architecture. The following subjects will be discussed: burial customs, funeral rites and equipment, different types of tombs, funerary monuments, ash chests, sarcophagi, gravestones, altars and their chronological development, funerary iconography and symbolism, beliefs about death and afterlife. During the course the plentiful archaeological material will be presented and the most important monuments will be studied.
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Bibliography
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