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A comparative study of ancient burial rites and beliefs, and whether they had an influence on today's society. In order to compare and contrast the beliefs about death and burial in the ancient civilisations of the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, I will analyse a specific example from each. For the Egyptians, I have chosen to study King Khufu, and his grave the pyramid of Giza. To gain some background knowledge of Khufu I have read sections of book two of 'The Histories' by Herodotus. In these passages Khufu comes across in a very negative light, as a leader who is able to exploit his population for his own gains, for example Herodotus states that Khufu 'closed the temples, and forbade the Egyptians to offer sacrifice, compelling them instead to labour, one and all, in his service.'1 Of course this service was the building of his great pyramid which took twenty years...

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