Example sentences for: necropolis

How can you use “necropolis” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • •The Carthaginians also considered the island a holy place, and here in great splendour they buried thousands of their citizens in a huge necropolis on the Puig des Molins (Hill of the Windmills) below the Dalt Vila (Old Town) of Ibiza.

  • Carved into the rock above the bay is a prehistoric necropolis dating from the 6th century b.c. , including a cell with a sculpted façade.

  • Today, the paintings and sculptures found in its necropolis of over 5,700 tombs provide fascinating evidence of the brilliant Etruscan civilization for archeology buffs.

  • It was the Roman era, though, that brought the area prosperity and wealth, and the Museo y Necropolis is the largest Roman necropolis outside of Rome itself.


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