associated with burials are an important source for ancient Greek culture, though Greek funerals are not as well documented as those of the ancient Romans. The...

A funeral oration or epitaphios logos (Ancient Greek: ἐπιτάφιος λόγος) is a formal speech delivered on the ceremonial occasion of a funeral. Funerary...

A form of the custom of lying in repose in Ancient Greece; see Ancient Greek funeral and burial practices Prosthesis (disambiguation) This disambiguation...

Roman funerary practices include the Ancient Romans' religious rituals concerning funerals, cremations, and burials. They were part of time-hallowed tradition...

Funerary practices in different cultures A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with...

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of the burial may be determined by taking into account concerns surrounding health and sanitation, religious concerns, and cultural practices. Some cultures...

body, casting magic spells, and burials with specific grave goods thought to be needed in the afterlife. The ancient burial process evolved over time as...

the public. Ancient Greek funeral and burial practices Caisson Catafalque Funeral train Missing man formation Riderless horse State funeral Vigil of the...

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Religious practices in ancient Greece encompassed a collection of beliefs, rituals, and mythology, in the form of both popular public religion and cult practices...

a live occupant. Funeral director John Matarese discovered this, called paramedics, and avoided live embalming or premature burial. In 2014 in Peraia...

ancient Greece encompassed practices of a formal religious nature celebrating particular moments in the life of the community or individual in Greece...

durability, comprises a large part of the archaeological record of ancient Greece, and since there is so much of it (over 100,000 painted vases are recorded...

Ancient Greece (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, romanized: Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th...

business of funeral rites. These tasks often entail the embalming and burial or cremation of the dead, as well as the arrangements for the funeral ceremony...

styles but primarily consisted of the chiton, peplos, himation, and chlamys. Ancient Greek civilians typically wore two pieces of clothing draped about the...

Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative to burial. In some countries, including India, Nepal, and Syria, cremation on an...

Greek Dark Ages (c. 1180–800 BC) were earlier regarded as two continuous periods of Greek history: the Postpalatial Bronze Age (c. 1180–1050 BC) and the...

family). If conducted in a funeral home, this usually occurs for a few hours on the evening before the funeral service and burial/cremation. If conducted...

still mostly forbid cremation. The Greeks and Romans practiced both burial and cremation, with Roman funerary practices distinctly favoring cremation by...

common aspect of ancient Greece. In the more important cities, and particularly the many ports, it employed a significant number of people and represented...

A pyre (Ancient Greek: πυρά, romanized: purá; from πῦρ (pûr) 'fire'), also known as a funeral pyre, is a structure, usually made of wood, for burning...

natural burial and funeral venue". Mid-England Barrow – are you looking to store cremation ashes/urns, an alternative to natural burial and funeral venue. Retrieved...

least some aspects of Charon's mytheme are reflected in some Greek and Roman funeral practices, or else the coins function as a viaticum for the soul's journey...

ancient Greece is the main surviving type of fine ancient Greek art as, with the exception of painted ancient Greek pottery, almost no ancient Greek painting...

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universally present in ancient Greek society, from marriages, funerals, and religious ceremonies to theatre, folk music, and the ballad-like reciting...

several parallels between the burial practices of the ancient Asiatic steppe Andronovo cultures (fl. 1800–1400 BCE) and the Vedic Age. She considers sati...

ISSN 0004-0975. JSTOR 44578356. Morris, Ian (1989). Burial and Ancient Society: The Rise of the Greek City-State. Cambridge University Press. pp. 31–32...