The Demosion Sema was a public cemetery in the north–west proasteion of Athens. Here those fallen in war were buried, at public expense, in collective graves. The establishment of the ceremony after the reforms of Kleisthenes has often been connected to Kimon's policies and the translation of the bones of Theseus from Skyros but may have been earlier. Owing to the paucity of archaeological data breadth and limits of the cemetery remain controversial.
Demosion Sema
Maria Chiara Monaco
2015-01-01
Abstract
The Demosion Sema was a public cemetery in the north–west proasteion of Athens. Here those fallen in war were buried, at public expense, in collective graves. The establishment of the ceremony after the reforms of Kleisthenes has often been connected to Kimon's policies and the translation of the bones of Theseus from Skyros but may have been earlier. Owing to the paucity of archaeological data breadth and limits of the cemetery remain controversial.File in questo prodotto:
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