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Sepulcrum of the Gens Flaviae.
The Gens Flaviae Ancestors are at rest here.
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The Romans regarded it as essential to bury their dead, only certain criminals being denied this right. Etruscan tombs were rock-cut and either partially or completely subterranean. At Cerveteri (Caere) the tombs are of the tumulus type, covered with conical mounds of earth. A class of Roman tombs is derived from these Etruscan tumuli and takes the form of a circular masonry drum with a conical mound of earth on top. The Tomb of Caecilia Metella at Rome (c. 20 BC), the Mausoleum of Augustus (c. 25 BC) and the Mausoleum of Hadrian (c. AD 135) are examples of this class of tomb. A second class of tomb, probably derived from Syria, is composed of a number of superimposed columnar structures capped by a conical or pyramidal roof. Examples of this type are 'La Connochia' at Capua and the monument of the Julii at S. Rémy. In the later Republic and the first two centuries of the Empire cremation was common and ash-chests or urns were placed in the niches of columbaria or sepulchral chambers, so-called because of their similarity to dovecotes. Chamber-tombs are also commonly found, and can be seen lining the roads out of Rome, Pompeii and Ostia. Many are elaborately decorated outside, like the Tomb of Annia Regilla at Rome, and inside, like the Tombs of the Valerii and Pancratii on the Via Latina. When inhumation became more common in the third century AD the tradition of elaborately carved sarcophagi began. Christians rejected cremation and buried their dead in the maze of subterranean burial-grounds known as catacombs. There were four main burial methods: formae, burials in the ground covered with a stone slab; loculi, a burial slot in the wall of a catacomb; arcosolia, an arched recess with the body either immured or in a sarcophagus underneath; and the chamber-tomb, for the richer Christians. "Gens” is a Latin word that, in Ancient Rome, indicated a group of families with a common founder, often legendary, and having their own cults, customs and traditions, and the very same family name. From the Ancient Roman period, the different “gentes” that succeeded in time – such as Gens Julia, which Julius Caesar belonged to, or Gens Flavia, which built the Coliseum (also known as the Flavian Anphitheatre), have contributed to the creation of the world that inspired the myth of ancient times. Flavius was the name of a gens in ancient Rome, meaning "blond". The feminine form was Flavia. After the end of the popular Flavian dynasty of emperors, Flavius/Flavia became a praenomen, common especially among royalty: the adoption of this preanomen by Constantine I set a precedent for some imperial dynasties, such as Justinianian dynasty and in the official names of high-ranking officials (Aëtius, Belisarius). Famous people from the gens Flavia are:
* Gaius Flavius Fimbria, consul in 104 BC
* The Flavian dynasty of emperors:
* Flavius Josephus (or just Josephus), famous historian of the 1st century, took his Roman name from his patron Vespasian Flavius was also used as a praenomen:
* Flavius Aëtius, general of 5th century Also some Roman legions were called Flavia, since they had been levied by Flavian emperors:
* Legio IV Flavia Felix Others bearing similar names:
* Patriarch Flavianus (Fravitta of Constantinople)
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