Gravestone of the subdeacon Eleutherios
6th century
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The inscribed stele placed on the graves are a source of valuable information on Early Christian society. Written on these are personal, chronological and economic details, the last concerning the cost of purchasing or renting the grave. The texts are usually accompanied by a cross or Chi-Rho. Most of the funerary inscriptions come from cemeteries in Thessalonike.
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