Death in Ancient Rome

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Ancient Rome
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Final Kiss
Funerary Altar
Funerary Monuments
Ghost Stories
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Isola Sacra
Latin epigraphy studies
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mausoleum
mortuary archaeology
necropolis
Noy 2000a
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Philosophical Consolation
Philosophical Dialogue
Poetic Laments
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Roman Cemetery
Roman Death
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780415331586
  • Weight: 384g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 07 Nov 2007
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Presenting a wide range of relevant, translated texts on death, burial and commemoration in the Roman world,this book is organized thematically and supported by discussion of recent scholarship. The breadth of material included ensures that this sourcebook will shed light on the way death was thought about and dealt with in Roman society.

Valerie M Hope is Lecturer in the Department of Classical Studies at the Open University. Her main research interest is Roman social history, focusing on Roman funerary customs and funerary monuments. Her previous publications include Constructing Identity: The Roman Funerary Monuments of Aquileia, Mainz and Nimes (2001) and Death and disease in the Ancient City (2000)

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