Roman burial in Achaia, EN

1. Death and afterlife
during
Roman period

2. Cist grave from the north
cemetery of Patras, 2nd c. A.D

3. Tile covered grave from the
north cemetery of Patras, late
Roman period

4. Burial pithos from Saravali (1st c. B.C.-1st c. A.D.)

5. Marble grave stele belonging to
the gladiator Trypheros (2nd – 3rd
c. Α.D., Patras)

6. Sarcophagi
During imperial period only rich families used sarcophagi for
burials.
From 2nd c. A.D. there was a great production of sarcophagi
in many workshops and this kind of burial became more
common.
The most important workshops were in Rome and in Attica.

7. Attic type sarcophagus (2nd c. A.D., Patras)

8. Attic type sarcophagus with scene of hunting (150-175 A.D.,
Patras)

9. Cinerary urns made of clay and bronze (Roman period, Patras)

10. Marble cist imported from Italy (1st c. A.D., Patras)

11. Glass cinerary urn
(Roman period, Patras)

12. Burial offerings

13. Glass vessels (1st c. A.D., roman cemetery of Mamousia)

14. Terracotta lamp with a depiction of Eurypylos (late 2nd –early 3 rd
c. A.D.)

15. Bronze oinochoe with tripod
base (late 2nd-early 3rd c. A.D.,
cemetery of Mamousia)