Ebook: Roman death : dying and the dead in ancient Rome
Author: Hope Valerie M.
- Genre: Religion
- Tags: Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Rome, Death -- Social aspects -- Rome, Rome -- Religious life and customs, Bereavement -- Social aspects -- Rome, Burial -- Rome, Epitaphs -- Rome, Sepulchral monuments -- Rome, Bereavement -- Social aspects, Burial, Death -- Social aspects, Epitaphs, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Sepulchral monuments, Rome (Empire), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Thanatology, Roman World -- history, At
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: Continuum
- City: Array, Rome (Empire)
- Language: English
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You traveller, who make your way along the path, stop I ask - I beg you not to ignore my epitaph. Death never ceases to fascinate the living and in roman society, where the mortality was high, people were forced to confront the brevity of life and the impact of death. What did death mean and symbolize to the Romans? What does?roman death' tell the modern reader about ancient society? This accessible and engaging Read more...