Search for dissertations about: "Sepulchral architecture"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Sepulchral architecture.

2. 1. The tomb of Caecilia Metella: tumulus, tropaeum and thymele

   Author : Henrik Gerding; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Mundus; Spatial concepts; Punctuation marks; Via Appia; Late Republican Rome; Prosopography; Three-dimensional documentation; Sepulchral architecture; Circular monuments; Cylindrical tombs; Ancient history; Roman architecture; Buildings archaeology; Katabasis; Crassus; Augustus; Spolia Opima; Archaeology; Arkeologi;

   Abstract : The present thesis constitutes a close study of a single architectural monument, the tomb of Caecilia Metella. This is a well-preserved cylindrical tomb situated on the Via Appia outside Rome, and it is generally associated with sepulchral buildings of the traditional tumulus type. READ MORE