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If the corpses were not properly buried, their ghosts would haunt the living and possibly hurt them.

• True

• False

Where did the Romans usually place their tombs?

• In the bath

• horto, Caecilius’ favorite place

• By the road to Pompeii

• On the hills near Pompeii

Some tombs in Rome were elaborate, grand, impressive, and looked like big houses.

• True

• False

All Romans believed in a form of afterlife and underworld. They were followers of the Greek philosopher called Holconii.

• True

• False

• Caecilius

all Romans had chairs on their tombs

• False

• True

The ghosts of the dead were thought to be hungry and thirsty, but they don’t need food and drink.

• True

• False

Their tombs were often decorated with flowers and surrounded by little gardens.

• False

• True

Chairs on the tombs show

• The buried people‘s social status was high

• it’s for travelers to rest on

• It’s for decoration only

• It’s for Caecilius

Ashes were buried in containers of many materials, including stone, metal, and glass.

• True

• False

Some Romans sat and ate with the dead Sometimes

• True

• false