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  2. Roman funerary practices - Wikipedia

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    John Bodel calculates an annual death rate of 30,000 among a population of about 750,000 in the city of Rome, not counting victims of plague and pandemic. [10] At birth, Romans of all classes had an approximate life expectancy of 20–30 years: men and women of citizen class who reached maturity could expect to live until their late 50's or much longer, barring illness, disease and accident. [11]

  3. Roman funerary art - Wikipedia

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    The funerary art of ancient Rome changed throughout the course of the Roman Republic and the Empire and took many different forms. There were two main burial practices used by the Romans throughout history, one being cremation, another inhumation. The vessels used for these practices include sarcophagi, ash chests, urns, and altars.

  4. List of mortuary customs - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Egyptian funerary practices are an elaborate set of practices that they believed were necessary to ensure their immortality after death. These rituals included mummifying the body, casting magic spells, and burials with specific grave goods thought to be needed in the afterlife. [2] [3]

  5. Timeline of human sacrifices - Wikipedia

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    216 BC: Second known case of human sacrifice in Ancient Rome: a pair of Vestal Virgins, Gauls, and Greeks were buried alive at Forum Boarium following defeat at Cannae. [10] 114 BC: Last human sacrifice occurred in Roman Republic: pair of Gauls and Greeks were buried alive at Forum Boarium. [10] 97 BC: Roman senate outlawed human sacrifice. [10]

  6. Coins for the dead - Wikipedia

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    Cemetery visitors began the practice of leaving coins for the dead in ancient Greece and ancient Rome. It was believed that when people died, they needed coins to pay Charon to cross the river Styx. It was believed that without coins, the dead would not be able to cross, and they would therefore live on the banks of the Styx river for 100 years.

  7. World's oldest wine has been discovered with an unexpected ...

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    “Given the religious significance of wine in the ancient Roman world, where it was highly symbolic and closely related to burial rituals, it is unsurprising to find vessels that might have ...

  8. 12 recent, spooky discoveries about ancient death rituals ...

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    Archaeologists have made some incredible discoveries about burial rites this year and last. Here we round up 12 of them. 12 recent, spooky discoveries about ancient death rituals, from vampire ...

  9. Di inferi - Wikipedia

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    Religious sites and rituals for the di inferi were properly outside the pomerium, Rome's sacred boundary, as were tombs. [11] Horse racing along with the propitiation of underworld gods was characteristic of "old and obscure" Roman festivals such as the Consualia, the October Horse, the Taurian Games, and sites in the Campus Martius such as the Tarentum and the Trigarium.