Ancient views of the afterlife are reflected in literature, tomb inscriptions, and grave goods. Then, as now, a belief in another stage of existence after death was a shared belief by all ancient societies. Initially, the Greco-Roman Hades contained all the dead. Over time, the dead became distinguished by the virtuous and the wicked and were assigned different areas in the land of the dead…

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