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Isola Sacra Necropolis part 1 4k
Unfortunately, this place opens only once every month, usually the last Sunday.
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The Isola Sacra Necropolis was the first large-scale pagan cemetery of Roman Imperial times to be excavated. The necropolis lies between the cities of Portus and Ostia Antica,.
The cemetery was extensive and was comparable to Etruscan cemeteries and Christian catacombs. Although some tombs were constructed for the very poor, the majority of burials were built for the middle-class bourgeoisie of the area. Since the burial grounds were constructed during the 2nd century and the first half of the 3rd century, a historical transition is seen in the necropolis from the pagan practice of cremation to inhumation.
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