Animal displays on pre-Christian gravestones from Salona

U radu se obrađuju pretkršćanski nadgrobni spomenici s prikazom životinja iz Salone. Uz kratki uvod o antičkoj Saloni, napravljena je grupacija nadgrobnih spomenika u pet kategorija s obzirom na karakter životinjskih prikaza na njima. Navedene kategorije su: spomenici s prikazima mitoloških scena i likova, spomenici s prikazima sepulkralnih vjerovanja, spomenici s prikazima životinja dekorativnog i nepoznatog karaktera, spomenici s prikazima životinja kao kućnih ljubimaca, te spomenici s prikazima vojnih obilježja. U poglavlju o simbolici životinjskih prikaza svaka životinjska vrsta se obrađuje posebno. Na kraju se ukratko opisuje pogrebni ritual u Rimljana, priprema pokojnika i njegova sahrana.The thesis deals with the topic of pre-Christian tombstones with animal depictions found in Salona. In addition to the short introduction about ancient Salona, the thesis focuses on the categorization of tombstones into five categories with regard to the character of the specific animal depiction. The defined categories are: tombstones with the depiction of mythological scenes and characters, tombstones with the depiction of sepulchral beliefs, the tombstones with the animal depictions of decorative and unknown character, monuments with depiction of animals as pets and finally, monuments with depictions of military markings/insignia. The chapter dealing with the symbolism of animal depiction addresses each of the depicted animal species individually. Lastly, the thesis provides a short description of the funeral rites in ancient Roman culture, the preparation of the deceased and the burial rite