Roman History
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In Rome when you died it was very important that you
were buried properly and the correct procedure was
followed. If something didn’t go right the funeral would
start again. The Romans believed in life after death, and
the souls of the dead could help the living or make life
hard for them. To ins ....
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.... the person
how they lived and died. On the birthdays of the dead the
family would have a meal in there honor. Most
tombstones had a chute where food could be dropped
into, this was thought to nourish the soul. Some
Mausoleums had kitchen facilities and eating areas for
these occasions. Most Romans belonged to a funeral
club. These were clubs that a Roman would join and pay
into over there life to pay for there funeral. The only
class that had trouble paying into it were the unskilled
plebs, th ....
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