Project Gutenberg 2015-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 199 Graves, Frank Pierrepont 1869 1956 Graves, F. P. (Frank Pierrepont) The Burial Customs of the Ancient Greeks Produced by deaurider, Elisa and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Burial Customs of the Ancient Greeks" by Frank Pierrepont Graves is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the intricate customs surrounding death and burial in ancient Greece, examining practices that reflect societal values, religious beliefs, and family duties regarding the deceased. The author aims to compile a connected narrative from various historical sources, emphasizing the significance of burial rites in Greek culture. At the start of this dissertation, the author lays the groundwork for his exploration of burial practices by acknowledging the challenges of piecing together the fragmented evidence available. He highlights the reverence the Greeks held for the dead and the duty imposed by society to ensure proper burial, regardless of personal enmity. The initial chapters detail customs that govern the burial of enemies and those who commit suicide, highlighting significant societal norms and laws that dictated these practices. The discussion foreshadows a broader examination of burial rituals and their evolution, illuminating how ancient Greeks navigated the themes of mortality, loss, and familial obligation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Greece -- Antiquities Burial -- Greece DF Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 242354 242355 2024-09-20T14:24:14.601743 2023-09-21T10:46:02.149715 text/html text/html 248831 2015-07-12T15:30:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 119670 2015-07-12T15:30:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 144189 2024-09-20T14:24:19.932710 application/epub+zip 143969 2024-09-20T14:24:15.516715 application/epub+zip 143970 2024-09-20T14:24:15.026750 application/epub+zip 220721 2024-09-20T14:24:23.022696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177165 2024-09-20T14:24:19.449748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177441 2022-09-22T11:47:47.749431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148215 148022 2024-09-20T14:24:13.759754 2023-09-21T10:46:01.380661 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 148495 2015-07-12T15:30:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 57869 2015-07-12T15:30:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18682 2024-09-20T14:24:23.159680 application/rdf+xml 7584 2024-09-20T14:24:15.149721 image/jpeg 1504 2024-09-20T14:24:15.087726 image/jpeg 117465 2024-09-20T14:24:14.620732 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia