"Peregre defuncti": Some Remarks on Repatriation of Human Remains and Dedication of Cenotaphs in Roman Spain (1st-3rd centuries AD)
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Abstract
The aim of this paper is to study repatriation of human remains and dedication of cenotaphs in Roman Spain during the Early Empire. The work relies on epigraphical evidence, i.e., funerary inscriptions devoted to people dead in a distant place, and inscriptions in which the funeral commemoration is not associated with the tomb. Two main cases are considered: Repatriation of peregre defuncti, on the one hand, and dedication of cenotaphs to people buried far away, or to insepulti individuals unburied because their corpses were never found, on the other. This study illustrates funerary rites for migrants and travellers in their places of origin, and reveals important aspects related to geographical mobility within the Roman Empire.
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