CLASSICS 2K03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Columbarium, Twelve Tables, Portus
15 Apr 2017
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Place: the pyramid of c. cestius epulo: 18-12 b. c. Example of monumental tomb built with concrete & lined with marble. Inscriptions on east & west sides- reveal that deceased was son of lucius & belonged to a certain voting tribe- he was a tribune of the plebs, one of seven state priests who organized banquets in honor of jupiter. Took 330 days to build this monument (according to inscription) Possible that cestius served in nubia because pyramidal styles were popular in this province. Source of inspiration for romantic poets- located near the protestant cemetery- Final resting place of english romantic poet john keats. Other forms of commemoration: columbaria, stelae, funerary altars, sarcophagi, & monumental tombs. Excluding infants who died under 40 days, it was mandatory that burial/cremation occurred outside the city walls (to prevent religious pollution)- Monuments lined the streets that led into the city. Place: necropolis outside the porta nocera of pompeii.
