Classical Studies 3904G Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Tumulus, Aedile, Lucretius
1 Apr 2017
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Death and burial in the bay of naples: part two. Chamber tombs, cube tombs, altar shaped tombs, aedicula tombs: stretch for 275 metres outside the gate. Date from early republic to just before the eruption. Two very different inscriptions are found: dating from two different times. Three statues in a niche: meant to represent the deceased. Since there are three it probably means that there are three burials in there. The one in the middle is a woman and all three are waring togas: means that they are apart of public life. Original inscription: publius vesonius phileros, freedman of a woman, augustalis, built this monument for himself and his family while they were still alive, and for his patron, Vesonia, daughter of publius, and for his friend, marcus orfellius faustus . This tomb was built while the man was still alive. The part in bold was added later: meant that he gained a new role and wanted it added on.
