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History and Silence : Purge and Rehabilitation of Memory in Late Antiquity /

The ruling elite in ancient Rome sought to eradicate even the memory of their deceased opponents through a process now known as damnatio memoriae. These formal and traditional practices included removing the person's name and image from public monuments and inscriptions, making it illegal to sp...

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Autor principal: Hedrick, Charles W. (Autor, Verfasser.)
Formato: Electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin University of Texas Press [2021]
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