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title: Roman Tomb
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4618/roman-tomb/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Roman Tomb

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Roman Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4618.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4618.jpg)

## Image Caption

A 1st century CE [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/). Within were stored the cremated remains of the deceased. Inscriptions name the occupants as Laria Amabilis, her husband M.Petronius, and their daughter Petronia Secunda. From the Piacenza region. (Archaeological Museum of Pavia, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/))

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2016, March 09). Roman Tomb. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4618/roman-tomb/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Roman Tomb." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 09, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4618/roman-tomb/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Roman Tomb." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Mar 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4618/roman-tomb/>.

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