SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON ELAIUSSA’S NORTH-EASTERN NECROPOLIS

Year 2003, Issue: 7, 256 - 283, 01.05.2003

E. Equini Scnhneıder

Abstract

SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON ELAIUSSA’S NORTH-EASTERN NECROPOLIS

Abstract

Elaiussa’ s north-eastern necropolis develops along the eastern edge of the
plateau which defines the west-by-north-west shore of the northern gulf of
the city and extends for a length of about 700m
The extensive plantations of lemon trees which occupy the whole of the
eastern side of the plateau, which slopes down to the sea, disguise the
original appearance of the cemetery, which must actually have been an
imposing sight, especially in the south and central parts, where the more
monumental tombs were dotted along the natural terraces created by the
particularly uneven nature of the terrain.