How the style of a memorial can indicate a lot about the deceased’s status and identity.

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Funerary monuments

Roman funerary monuments

Transcript -- An introduction to this album.

Transcript -- Roman funerary monuments

Thousands of ancient inscriptions survive in Rome; what do they tell us?

Fragments as clues

Transcript -- Thousands of ancient inscriptions survive in Rome; what do they tell us?

Transcript -- Fragments as clues

How ancient Romans buried and commemorated their dead outside the city walls.

Cemeteries in the Roman world

Transcript -- How ancient Romans buried and commemorated their dead outside the city walls.

Transcript -- Cemeteries in the Roman world

Transcript -- How the style of a memorial can indicate a lot about the deceased’s status and identity.

Transcript -- Funerary monuments

How tombs and epitaphs promote the memory of the deceased.

Epitaphs and sculptures

Transcript -- How tombs and epitaphs promote the memory of the deceased.

Transcript -- Epitaphs and sculptures

Education

How and what can we learn from fragments? Thousands of fragmented inscriptions survive from the ancient city of Rome, the majority of which are funerary inscriptions or epitaphs from tombs. This album looks at the impact of funerary monuments. From the Mausoleum of Emperor Augustus, to the more humble tombs of freed slaves, these monuments reveal a great deal about the people and families commemorated. Examining the type, scale, location, decoration, and epitaph of each tomb allows us to build up a detailed picture of a life lived thousands of years ago. This material forms part of The Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world.