A
hypogeum or
hypogaeum (plural
hypogea or
hypogaea, pronounced
/haɪpɒɡeɪə/; literally meaning "underground", from
Greek hypo (under) and
ghê (earth)
[1]) is an underground
temple or
tomb. Hypogea will often contain
niches for cremated human remains or
loculi for buried remains. Occasionally tombs of this type are referred to as
built tombs.
[2]The term
hypogeum can also refer to any antique building or part of building built below ground such as the series of tunnels under the
Colosseum, which held slaves (particularly enemy captives) and animals while keeping them ready to fight in the gladiatorial games. The animals and slaves could be let up through trapdoors under the sand-covered arena at any time during a fight.
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