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Roman burial in Achaia, ENTRANSCRIPT
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Death and afterlife
during
Roman period
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Cist grave from the north cemetery of Patras, 2nd c. A.D
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Tile covered grave from the north cemetery of Patras, late Roman period
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Burial pithos from Saravali (1st c. B.C.-1st c. A.D.)
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Marble grave stele belonging to the gladiator Trypheros (2nd – 3rd c. Α.D., Patras)
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Sarcophagi
During imperial period only rich families used sarcophagi for burials.
From 2nd c. A.D. there was a great production of sarcophagi in many workshops and this kind of burial became more common.
The most important workshops were in Rome and in Attica.
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Attic type sarcophagus (2nd c. A.D., Patras)
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Attic type sarcophagus with scene of hunting (150-175 A.D.,
Patras)
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Cinerary urns made of clay and bronze (Roman period, Patras)
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Marble cist imported from Italy (1st c. A.D., Patras)
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Glass cinerary urn
(Roman period, Patras)
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Burial offerings
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Glass vessels (1st c. A.D., roman cemetery of Mamousia)
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Terracotta lamp with a depiction of Eurypylos (late 2nd –early 3rd
c. A.D.)
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Bronze oinochoe with tripod base (late 2nd-early 3rd c. A.D., cemetery of Mamousia)