necropolis

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 Artifacts

  • In the southern Etruscan area, tombs contain large rock-cut chambers under a tumulus in large necropoli.

• 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.

• The Old Kingdom

  • The first notable king of the Old Kingdom was Djoser (reigned from 2691-2625 BCE) of the Third Dynasty, who ordered the construction of the step pyramid in Memphis' necropolis, Saqqara.

• The Second Intermediate Period

  • The royal necropolis of the Abydos Dynasty was found in the southern part of Abydos, in an area called Anubis Mountain in ancient times, adjacent to the tombs of the Middle Kingdom rulers.

• Ancient Egyptian Monuments

  • The Giza Necropolis, built in the Fourth Dynasty, includes the Pyramid of Khufu (also known as the Great Pyramid or the Pyramid of Cheops), the Pyramid of Khafre and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with smaller "queens" pyramids and the Great Sphinx.

• 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.