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Regional Variations in the Architecture of Tombs in Roman Egypt

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Last updated: 27 Dec 2024

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History, culture, and archaeology of Egypt in the Graeco-Roman Period

Abstract

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.

DOI

10.21608/mjthr.2024.303263.1167

Keywords

tombs, regional variations, Architecture, Roman Egypt

Authors

First Name

Lilian

Last Name

Habib

MiddleName

Shawky

Affiliation

Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels Minia University

Email

lilysh67@gmail.com

City

Ain Shams

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First Name

Youssri

Last Name

Abelwahed

MiddleName

E. H.

Affiliation

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

Email

youssri.abdelwahed@mu.edu.eg

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Orcid

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First Name

Ali

Last Name

Omar Abdallah

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Professor of Tourist Guidance-Graeoco-Roman Helwan University Egypt

Email

aliomar1000@gmail.com

City

cairo

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Volume

18

Article Issue

1

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46507

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-07-10

Publish Date

2024-07-01

Page Start

168

Page End

198

Print ISSN

2357-0652

Online ISSN

2735-4741

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https://mjthr.journals.ekb.eg/article_374103.html

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374,103

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Original Article

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1,533

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Journal

Publication Title

Minia Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research MJTHR

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https://mjthr.journals.ekb.eg/

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Regional Variations in the Architecture of Tombs in Roman Egypt

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27 Dec 2024