摘要：The pompa funebris, the funeral procession, was a fundamental part of the rituals enacted upon the death of a Roman, especially those of the aristocracy. A public event, the funeral procession was part performance, part entertainment, and part commemoration, designed to engage both the family and friends of the deceased as well as members of the general populace. The route of the funeral procession had specific aims for memorialisation of the dead and his or her ancestry in addition to inviting participation from the multitudes. The unique archaeological and epigraphic evidence preserved in Pompeii allows potential routes of funeral processions for individuals to be recreated, linking house, tomb, civic space such as the Forum, and other significant locations to be mapped. This provides the opportunity to consider the lived experience of the pompa funebris more fully as a kinetic religious ritual integrated into the urban landscape.
关键词：Pompeii; funeral processions; Roman tombs; epigraphy; urban topography
