Death in Ancient Rome: A Source Book

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Routledge, 2007 - History - 273 pages
"The sources include literary evidence such as poetry, letters and philosophy, as well as epitaphs and other inscriptions, along with visual material of, in particular, funerary monuments and cemeteries." "This varied evidence collectively builds a vivid picture of how people died, were buried, commemorated and remembered, and what the living believed happened to the dead after they were gone." "Topics covered include the deathbed, making a will, memory promotion, the funeral, the cemetery, funerary monuments, mourning rituals, expressions of grief and afterlife beliefs."--BOOK JACKET.

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About the author (2007)

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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