The transformation of funerary areas in Vienna (Vienne, France) at the end of the 3rd and in the 4th century CE: location and nature of burials within public monuments and abandoned buildings
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9 septembre 2023
- handle: 10670/1.v13ld2
- hal: hal-04299360
- doi: 10.4000/books.pup.68695
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Benoit Helly et al., « The transformation of funerary areas in Vienna (Vienne, France) at the end of the 3rd and in the 4th century CE: location and nature of burials within public monuments and abandoned buildings », HAL-SHS : histoire, ID : 10.4000/books.pup.68695
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In ancient Vienna, from the end of the 3rd century, new funerary occupations were created after the abandonment of the Early Empire funerary complexes in those parts of the city which had previously been occupied by habitat and public monuments on the south side of the left bank and the right bank of the Rhone. It is likely that a reduction of the pomœrium allowed for burials in these newly opened up areas very close to the city. Did this new access necessitate an official change of status? The excavated sites reveal that, on the left bank of the river, burials were preferentially placed within the space of the horrea, while the houses and the public buildings were also able to be occupied on the right bank. Whatever the case may be, the road network, still in operation, seems to have been the main marker in the landscape delineating the areas that could be used by the dead, more than the boundaries of plots have. The comparison of archaeological and historical data reveals that, while the location of funerary areas changed on account of a significant shakeup in the urban frame, it is ultimately in the funerary sphere that traditional Roman practices remained unchanged for the longest period of time.