Spirits of the dead: roman funerary commemoration in western Europe

An examination of the importance attached to preserving the memory of the dead in the Roman world, and an exploration of the ways in which funerary inscriptions can be used to reconstruct Roman lives. The valuable source material is extensively reproduced, and the discussion is accessible to non-specialists. INDICE: 1: Introduction; 2: Memory and commemoration; 3: Anonymity, violation, and memory loss; 4: Selecting a monument; 5: Conveying a message; 6: Causes of death; 7: Family and household; 8: Mapping population movement; 9: Social mobility and social change; 10: Death on earth, life in heaven; 11: Conclusion

• ISBN: 978-0-19-960399-2
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 352
• Fecha Publicación: 27/01/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés