Regional Variations in the Architecture of Tombs in Roman Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels Minia University

2 Professor of Egyptian Archaeology in the Greco-Roman period, Faculty of Tourism & Hotels, Minia University

3 Professor of Tourist Guidance-Graeoco-Roman Helwan University Egypt

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This article considers regional variations in the architecture of Roman-period tombs in Egypt; it highlights the differences between the tombs of Alexandria and those in the chora in terms of the planning and other architectural and, to a lesser extent, iconographical elements. Funerary architecture in the tombs of Roman Egypt is the outcome of the cultural syncretism experienced by the Egyptian and non-Egyptian inhabitants (the Greeks and Romans in particular) through religion, myth, and beliefs in the afterlife, which appear to have slightly varied from one region to another. The article addresses the variations in the layout and architectural styles of the Roman-period tombs. It uses descriptive and analytical methods to analyze the archaeological evidence of the Roman-period tombs. By analyzing such archaeological evidence, the study aims to demonstrate how death unifies different ethnic groups in funerary practices, revealing a wide array of tomb types, architectural styles that come across different cultural backgrounds and regions in Roman Egypt, the variation in the architectural elements, and also analyzing the reasons behind the existence of certain elements in certain tombs like the triclinium in Roman Alexandrian tombs.

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Minia Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research MJTHR
Volume 18, Issue 1
December 2024
Pages 168-198

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