In the Roman world a wide variety of funerary architecture was erected along the access roads of cities to catch the eye of passersby. In Hippos (Sussita in Aramaic) of the Decapolis, the most notable funerary structures stood along the city's main approach within the Saddle Necropolis. The most distinctive elements of the necropolis's architectural remains were a series of 13 large funerary podia – the focus of the 2020 excavations. The Hippos podia are unique in the Roman world, in their dating, their architecture, and their multiplicity. The architectural design of this series of structures may be the first evidence of necropolis planning and erection of funerary monuments by the polis itself within the Roman world. The article describes the freshly exposed Hippos podia, proposes reasoning for the choice of this particular type of construction, and analyzes similar funerary structures throughout the Roman world, with emphasis on the Roman East, where sarcophagi were widespread.

在罗马世界，各种各样的丧葬建筑沿着城市的通道竖立起来，以吸引路人的眼球。在德卡波利斯的河马（亚拉姆语中的苏西塔），最著名的丧葬建筑矗立在马鞍墓地内的城市主要通道上。墓地建筑遗迹中最独特的元素是一系列 13 个大型丧葬管廊——这是 2020 年发掘的重点。河马的足底在罗马世界中是独一无二的，在它们的年代、建筑和多样性方面都是独一无二的。这一系列结构的建筑设计可能是罗马世界范围内城邦本身规划墓地和竖立丧葬纪念碑的第一个证据。文章描述了刚暴露的河马管足，