Cumont supported a complex allegorical symbolism concerning the fate of the soul after death. On the other hand, Nock emphasizes the importance of connecting the myth to other areas of Roman art and their association with classicism and education. More generally, the use of myth on Roman sarcophagi as both allegory and decoration is part of a larger question of whether it represents hopes and beliefs about life after death and whether it assimilates the deceased to the myth or affirms messages about life. of the deceased before his death. death. More recently Paul Zanker and Bjorn Ewald have expanded the debate to suggest that myths can be read as consolations for the person who has lost their loved one. This contribution is part of the above debate by analyzing the sarcophagus of C. Junius Euhodus and his wife Metilia Acte, which depicts the myth of Alcestis. I will focus on how the sarcophagi emphasize the couple's victory over death; how the client who commissioned the sarcophagi influenced what was depicted and the daily themes linked to Roman customs such as