. The life of the Greeks and Romans. Fig. 141. Fig. 142. them (see Figs. 143 and 144) contains in the interior of thechamber, the entrance to which is not visible, a strong pillar,which carries the ceiling, consisting of large beams and slabs ofstone ; on it stood, perhaps, the statue of the deceased. In the Greek islands tombs are frequently found which, like thesubterraneous chambers, contain several couches for the dead. Theyconsist of strong masonry, and their ceilings are vaulted, whencethe name tholaria now commonly applied to them. The onlyspecimen we quote (Fig. 145) has been found in
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. The life of the Greeks and Romans. Fig. 141. Fig. 142. them (see Figs. 143 and 144) contains in the interior of thechamber, the entrance to which is not visible, a strong pillar, which carries the ceiling, consisting of large beams and slabs ofstone ; on it stood, perhaps, the statue of the deceased. In the Greek islands tombs are frequently found which, like thesubterraneous chambers, contain several couches for the dead. Theyconsist of strong masonry, and their ceilings are vaulted, whencethe name tholaria now commonly applied to them. The onlyspecimen we quote (Fig. 145) has been found in the island ofAmorgos. It comprises three graves, separated from each other. Fig. 143. Fig. 144. Fig. 145. by slabs of stone. Over each of these is a niche in the wall, con-taining glass vessels, lamps, &c. The door is very low; itsthreshold consists of a rounded slab of stone. The tomb itself isat present covered by alluvial earth, but stood originally aboveground like others of the same kind in the islands of Ikaros, Kalymnos, Leros, and others; some of these tombs contain fromfive to six burial compartments. Graves of this kind were considered chiefly as safe receptacles ofthe remnants of the dead; others were destined at the same time TOMB IN THE FORM OF A TEMPLE AT SIDYMA. ior to preserve the memory of the deceased by means of artisticbeauty. In this manner the grave developed into the monument. The dead, according to Greek notions, were considered asheroes, their graves were frequently called heroa, and naturallytook the form of holy edifices. The facades of the above-men-tioned graves in rocks remind us of those of temples, and, onthe same principle,