page_title: Hellenistic stelai from Demetrias
hierarchical_section_title: Hellenistic stelai from Demetrias
caption_attribution_description: English: Family scene with inscription “[daughter of] Mousaios”, funerary stele. Español: Escena familiar con la inscripción «&#160;[hija de] Mousaios&#160;»; estela funeraria. Français&#160;: Scène familiale avec l'inscription «&#160;[fille de] Mousaios&#160;», stèle funéraire.
context_page_description: In the ancient Greek city of Demetrias in Thessaly, funerary stelai showed an assortment of mythological scenes, battle scenes, and more, all using the art styles of the Hellenistic period. Stelai in Ancient Greece were used almost in the same manner as modern tombstones, commemorating the dead. They were made of stone or marble, mainly. They often either showed scenes from the deceased's life, or a mythological scene. The use of stelai in Ancient Greece have been observed dating back to the bronze age.
  Demetrias was a favorite residence of the kings of Macedon, which is a reason as to why the Hellenistic style was so prevalent in Demetrias.
context_section_description: In the ancient Greek city of Demetrias in Thessaly, funerary stelai showed an assortment of mythological scenes, battle scenes, and more, all using the art styles of the Hellenistic period. Stelai in Ancient Greece were used almost in the same manner as modern tombstones, commemorating the dead. They were made of stone or marble, mainly. They often either showed scenes from the deceased's life, or a mythological scene. The use of stelai in Ancient Greece have been observed dating back to the bronze age.  
  Demetrias was a favorite residence of the kings of Macedon, which is a reason as to why the Hellenistic style was so prevalent in Demetrias.
caption: A Painted Stele from Demetrias
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