ROMAN TOMBS AND THE ART OF COMMEMORATION : CONTEXTUAL APPROACHES TO FUNERARY CUSTOMS IN THE SECOND CENTURY CE

Roman Tombs and the Art of Commemoration: Contextual Approaches to Funerary Customs in the Second Century CE Employs the full range of material and written evidence to explore four key questions around Roman funerary customs that alter our view of the society and its values: senators tombs, the change from incineration to inhumation, tombs showcasing family longevity, and the deceaseds association with the divine and apotheosis. Autor: Barbara E. Borg Wydawnictwo: Cambridge University Press Rok wydania: 2019 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 368 Wymiary: 18.1 x 25.5 x 2.5 cm Ilustracje: Worked examples or Exercises; 95 Halftones, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white Język: angielski ISBN: 9781108472838