Monumental tombs are built in sizes and forms that will take place in the memories in order to ensure that people or events are not forgotten, while taking the architectural disciplines of their periods into account. While this grave type was made to the founders or heroes of the city in the early periods, it emerged from the phenomenon of “heroism” over time, and was constructed as a grave structure for ordinary citizens according to their financial situation adequacy. With the acceptance of Christianity in the 4th century, the monumental tomb / heroon concept emerges as martyrs where, as in the Classical Period, only the war heroes, the martyrs were buried, not only the rich or noble with the Roman Imperial Period. The hero cult in pagan and the heroons formed with this cult formed the origin of martyr cult and martyrium structures with the early 4th century. Martyriums, as one of the cult structures of the Christian faith in the Late Antiquity, in which monotheistic belief was passed, has developed its architectural style over time. It is possible to say that all this differentiation process has manifested itself in the general architectural understanding as well as the change on the perception of heroism.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Archaeology |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | July 31, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 |
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