Roman death : dying and the dead in ancient Rome /

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 symboli...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hope, Valerie M., 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Continuum, 2009.
Temas:
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Rome.
Death > Social aspects > Rome.
Bereavement > Social aspects > Rome.
Burial > Rome.
Epitaphs > Rome.
Sepulchral monuments > Rome.
Thanatology.
Death > Psychological aspects.
Thanatology
Roman World > history
Attitude to Death
Funeral Rites > history
History, Ancient
Mort > Aspect social > Rome.
Deuil > Aspect social > Rome.
Sépulture > Rome.
Épitaphes > Rome.
Thanatologie.
Mort > Aspect psychologique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Death > Psychological aspects
Bereavement > Social aspects
Burial
Death > Social aspects
Epitaphs
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Sepulchral monuments
Rome > Religious life and customs.
Rome
Rome (Empire)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Roman Era
  • Rome and Empire
  • Society and Sources
  • Life and Death
  • Investigating Roman Death
  • 1. Facing Mortality
  • Philosophy of Death
  • Facing the Inevitable
  • Memento Mori
  • Last Will and Testament
  • Wills, Monuments and Memory
  • Preserving Reputation and Identity
  • Remembering this Life
  • 2. Death Scenes
  • Life Expectancy
  • Causes of Death
  • Deathbed
  • Dying Well
  • Suicide
  • Bad Deaths
  • 3. Funerals and Feasts
  • Expenses and Undertakers
  • Preparing the Body
  • Funeral Procession
  • Funeral Speeches
  • Disposal of the Body
  • Feasts
  • Funerals as Spectacles
  • 4. Heaven and Hell
  • Presence of the Dead
  • Underworld
  • Celestial Kingdoms
  • Belief and Disbelief
  • Ghost and Spirits
  • 5. Mourning the Dead
  • Rules for Mourning
  • Ideals for Mourning
  • Consolation and Philosophy
  • Loss of a Child
  • Widows and Widowers
  • Literature of Grief
  • 6. Commemorating and Remembering the Dead
  • Cemetery Location and Organization
  • Monuments
  • Epitaphs
  • Preserving Tomb and Memory
  • Honour and Dishonour
  • Epilogue: From the Deathbed to the Afterlife
  • App. 1. Roman Emperors
  • App. 2. Guide to Monetary Values
  • App. 3. Glossary of some Funerary Terms.

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