A dictionary of Greek and Roman . s called forum [Forum], and FUNUS. 561neither this space nor the sepulchre itself couldbecome the property of a person by usucapion.(Cic. de Leg. ii. 24.) Private tombs were either built by an individualfor himself and the members of his family (sepulcrafamiliaria), or for himself and his heirs (sepulcrahereditaria^ Dig. 11. tit. 7. s. 5). A tomb, whichwas fitted up with niches to receive the funeralurns, was called columbarium, on account of theresemblance of these niches to the holes of apigeon-house. In these tombs the ashes of thefreedmen and
A dictionary of Greek and Roman . s called forum [Forum], and FUNUS. 561neither this space nor the sepulchre itself couldbecome the property of a person by usucapion.(Cic. de Leg. ii. 24.) Private tombs were either built by an individualfor himself and the members of his family (sepulcrafamiliaria), or for himself and his heirs (sepulcrahereditaria^ Dig. 11. tit. 7. s. 5). A tomb, whichwas fitted up with niches to receive the funeralurns, was called columbarium, on account of theresemblance of these niches to the holes of apigeon-house. In these tombs the ashes of thefreedmen and slaves of great families were fre-quently placed in vessels made of baked clay,called ollae, which were let into the thickness ofthe wall within these niches, the lids only beingseen, and the inscriptions placed in front. Severalof these columbaria are still to be seen at of the most perfect of them, which was dis-covered in the year 1822, at the villa Rufini, abouttwo miles beyond the Porta Pia, is represented inthe annexed Tombs were of various sizes and forms, accordingto the wealth and taste of the owner. The fol-lowing woodcut, which represents part of the streetof tombs at Pompeii, is taken from Mazois, Pom-peiana, part i. pi. 18.
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