For theTruly ambitious there are the large funerary monuments. These
focus more on the monument than the funerary chamber. Most buried the
ashes or remains inside the monument or under it. These monuments can be
constructed of marble (extremely expensive), travertine (a white stone quarried
in Latium), or a combination (travertine construction and marble inscription,
sculpture, or other decoration).
You should use your imagination for these monuments. The following are
some monuments preserved from antiquity. Feel free to design your own
monument.
The Tomb of Eurysaches the Baker, Rome.
This monument is designed to look like the shevling that bakers used to cool
bread after it was baked. 6,000,000 sestertii for travertine.
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Pyrmid of Gaius Cestius, Rome. Impressed by
his visit to Egypt, this arisocrat decided to be buried like a pharaoh.
18,000,000 sestertii in travertine. smaller versions possible.
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Tomb of the Haterii, Rome. This relief
sculpture shows a funerary temple for a deceased woman. Mix of marble
and travertine: 22,000,000 sestertii
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Tomb of Caecilia Metella, Rome. This circular
large tomb stands on the Via Appia about a mile from the city walls.
In the Middle Ages it was converted into a fort. Travertine:
20,000,000 sestertii
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Barrel Tomb on the Via Appia. A simpler mound
tomb. This has an earth and concrete core and is faced with stone.
Travertine facing: 11,000,000 sestertii
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| Tomb with dining couches and fancy marble enclosure from the
Street of the Tombs in Pompeii. Family members could dine
with their ancestors. Travertine with marble decoration: 15,000,000
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| Remains of a Tomb with a Large Inscription from the Via
Appia, Rome. This was once a brick monument with a marble
facing designed to look like the facade of a temple. Marble facade
and decoration: 11,000,000 sestertii |
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| Reconstruction of a temple tall monument on top of a large
podium. This monument stood high above the street level
and was visible from far away. Travertine construction:
20,000,000 sestertii |
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| Reconstruction of a tomb from Pompeii. The
monument is covered with marble relief sculptures commemorating an
amphitheatrical event. Travertine monument with marble decoration:
17,000,000 sestertii |
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| Large tomb from Albano, Italy. This monument
is covered with various travertine shapes. Travertine
construction: 15,000,000 sestertii |
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| Very large funerary altar from Pompeii. This
is made out of travertine to simulate a very large funerary altar made
of marble. Travertine construction: 3,000,000 sestertii |
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| The Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome. This is the
tomb of the first emperor and his famkily. It is a large mound
with chambers for the burials. Travertine facing: 18,000,000 sestertii |
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| Tomb outside the Porta Laurentina, Ostia.
This monument constructed by an Ostian aristocrat features benches as
part of the monument. Travertine construction: 6,000,000 sestertii |
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