Project Gutenberg 2015-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 561 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.) Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Greece -- Antiquities Burial -- Greece DF Text Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Religious 242537 2025-07-20T03:40:29.536288 text/html 228355 2024-10-24T17:43:18 text/html 144230 2025-07-20T03:40:34.351223 application/epub+zip 143946 2025-07-20T03:40:30.389242 application/epub+zip 143946 2025-07-20T03:40:29.934247 application/epub+zip 220679 2025-07-20T03:40:37.052237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177235 2025-07-20T03:40:33.925270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177441 2022-09-22T11:47:47.749431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148060 2025-07-20T03:40:28.824268 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128171 2024-10-24T17:43:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17307 2025-07-20T03:40:37.180211 application/rdf+xml 7584 2025-07-20T03:40:30.045248 image/jpeg 1504 2025-07-20T03:40:29.990243 image/jpeg 117509 2025-07-20T03:40:29.555240 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia