necropolis

(noun)

A large cemetery, especially one of elaborate construction in an ancient city.

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Examples of necropolis in the following topics:

  • Etruscan Tombs

    • The tombs of the Monterozzi Necropolis outside of Tarquinia are also subterranean burial chambers.
    • The graves from the necropolis date from the seventh century BCE until the first century BCE.
    • Monterozzi Necropolis, Tarquinia, Italy.
    • Banditaccia Necropolis, Cerveteri, Italy.
    • Monterozzi Necropolis, Tarquinia, Italy.

  • Ostia

    • The necropolis of the Isola Sacra was developed along the road between the cities of Ostia and Portus.
    • When Trajan expanded Portus, he had a canal constructed between the harbor and the river Tiber that turned the area of the necropolis into an island.
    • Describe the city of Ostia, giving attention to its religious temples and necropolis.

  • The Pyramids of the Old Kingdom

    • The Pyramids of Giza, also known as the Giza Necropolis, are one of the oldest remaining wonders of the world.
    • The Necropolis includes three pyramid complexes: the Great Pyramid (built by King Khufu of the 4th Dynasty); the somewhat smaller Pyramid of Khafre (buit by Khufu's son); and the relatively modest-sized Pyramid of Menkaure.
    • The Necropolis also includes several cemeteries, a workers' village, an industrial complex, and a massive sculpture known as the Great Sphinx.

  • Etruscan Sculpture

    • The Centaur of Vulci (c. 590-580 BCE), a nenfro statue discovered in a tomb in the necropolis of Poggio Maremma in Vulci Archaeological Park, appears to mark a transition between the Orientalizing and Archaic styles.

  • Gothic Architecture: The Abbey Church of Saint Denis

    • The abbey is often referred to as the "royal necropolis of France" as it is the site where the kings of France and their families were buried for centuries.

  • Painting in the Early Roman Empire

    • These encaustic on wood panel images from the Fayum necropolis were laid over the mummified body.
    • Fayum Necropolis, Egypt.

  • Etruscan Art under the Influence of the Romans

    • Tomb 5636, Monterozzi Necropolis, Tarquinia, Italy.

  • Painting in the Greek High Classical Period

    • The Tomb of the Diver is from a small necropolis in Paestum, Italy, which was then the Greek colony of Poseidonia, and dates from the beginning of the Classical period.

  • Architecture of the New Kingdom

    • In 1979, the Valley became a World Heritage Site, along with the rest of the Theban Necropolis.