I thought for this weeks post I would take a break from hounding you with information from the books I have been reading and try to find something a little more fun.
The above video talks about various aspects of funeral and burial practices that I have previously mentioned as well as some new practices that I haven't. It has some great visual footage of burial sites.
This video is of an archeology group opening a Roman coffin. Sad and interesting at the same time the coffin holds two bodies-an adult and a child.
I hope you enjoy the videos as much as I did. I thought it would be nice to get some visual representation up and give you all a break from reading my long posts.
I really enjoy your blog posts so far - especially the informational videos, which add very nicely to what you've been talking about. I thought the second video of the archeology group uncovering a coffin containing two bodies was really interesting as well. Looking forward to more!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the list of gladiators. One of my favorite depictions of the Roman gladiators is Gladiator, which I think does an excellent job of depicting some of the aspects that your link show cases. I wonder if Marcus Aurelius is a real gladiator?
ReplyDeleteThe first video was very intriguing. I was taken aback by the fact that the tomb was often referred to as the "flesh eater". This does make sense, to me at least. I myself want to be cremated because I feel as though I will be eaten if I was not so I can understand the reference.
I looked up the definition of inhumation: which means to bury, or place in a grave. I found it interesting as well that the Roman's went back and forth from cremation to inhumation. I had always thought about the separation of the graves from the city as being a means to prevent diseases and a separation from the living and the dead. I did not think about the practical aspect of fire being dangerous. Since there was so many cremations being done there would be a lot of fire and that would indeed be dangerous. I enjoyed how the Romans viewed the funeral as a celebration and created monuments both large and small for their dead.
I agree with Meighan that the second video was interesting too. I am planning to make a career as an archaeologist so of course I wanted to see what this video held. I feel as though this video displayed the real life ideologies of the Roman practice of burying multiple people inside a single coffin. One can also see the practice of placing grave goods in the coffin.
I look forward to seeing more!