According to Roman Funerary Custom, What Usually Happened at the Tomb

question 21

Multiple Choice

According to Roman funerary custom, what usually happened at the tomb of a deceased person?

• A) Family members visited the tomb regularly and participated in ritual feasts in honor of the deceased.
• B) Family members concealed all parts of the tomb underground except for a small grave marker.
• C) Family members ritually sealed the tomb and did not visit it again.
• D) Family members regularly sold the burial plot soon after the funeral, and older bodies were removed to make way for new ones.

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Definitions:

Median Plane

An anatomical reference line that divides the body into equal left and right halves.

Frontal Plane

An anatomical division of the body that separates the front (anterior) from the back (posterior).

Abduction

The movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body or from another part.

Amphiarthroses

A type of joint in the human body that allows for only slight movement, such as the joints between the vertebrae.