Category: Funerary Practices
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The Dramatic Funeral Procession of Julius Caesar
This article was posted on June 18, 2021 by Ron Current stillcurrent.blog/2021/06/18/the-roman-forum-searching-for-caesar I thought it was really interesting read and it is something that isn’t common knowledge for a lot of people. Peter Stothard’s book The Last Assassin details a part of the story behind Current’s article, it’s a great read and was published by Weidenfeld &…
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A Walk With The Dead
In ancient Rome, especially during the Republic, it was of great importance to show the fame and greatness of one’s ancestors, which served to strengthen the family’s standing in society, and serve as a prompt to its younger members that they must strive for a similar renown. One way of expressing the distinguished ancestral line…
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Unearthing the first ever Roman Funerary Bed discovered in London
Excavations at the site in central London The following article was written in 2024 by Vladimir Vulic for Roman Empire which can be found at roman-empire.net The discovery was made by a team from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) near Holborn Viaduct, situated in the heart of central London, approximately six meters (20 feet)…
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