Iconographic analysis of the Roman funerary epigraphy in Cáceres

Abstract

The main objective of this work is to compile and analyse the iconography of the funerary epigraphy in Cáceres during the early Roman Empire, subject so far hardly investigated. Although the images and its study are the main topics in discussion, we also consider necessary the inclusion of the tombstone type, its material and the onomastic content, as crucial collaborators in our task: providing an exhaustive evaluation of the epigraphs. The consideration of the images, not only from an ornamental or religious perspective, but also as an expression of the individual and the community, could allow us to glimpse the creation and evolution of the Hispanic-Roman society in this specific area of the Lusitania.