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This is an original study of the role and rituals of death in Roman civilization. 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 symbolise to the Romans? What does 'Roman death' tell the modern reader about ancient society? This accessible and engaging book ranges from suicides, funeral feasts, necromancy and Hades to mourning, epitaphs and posthumous damnation.

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A comprehensive survey of attitudes to dying in Rome ... Valerie Hope takes us on a journey that starts with attitudes to mortality, through death scenes and funerals, and ends with mourning and commemorations of the dead. * BBC History Magazine *

Table of Contents
Introduction; 1: Facing Mortality; 2: Death Scenes; 3: Funerals and Feasts; 4: Heaven and Hell; 5: Mourning the Dead; 6: Remembering the Dead.

Roman Death: The Dying and the Dead in Ancient Rome

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/06/2009
      ISBN13: 9781847250384, 978-1847250384
      ISBN10: 1847250386
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is an original study of the role and rituals of death in Roman civilization. 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 symbolise to the Romans? What does 'Roman death' tell the modern reader about ancient society? This accessible and engaging book ranges from suicides, funeral feasts, necromancy and Hades to mourning, epitaphs and posthumous damnation.

      Trade Review
      A comprehensive survey of attitudes to dying in Rome ... Valerie Hope takes us on a journey that starts with attitudes to mortality, through death scenes and funerals, and ends with mourning and commemorations of the dead. * BBC History Magazine *

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1: Facing Mortality; 2: Death Scenes; 3: Funerals and Feasts; 4: Heaven and Hell; 5: Mourning the Dead; 6: Remembering the Dead.

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