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Presenting a wide range of relevant, translated texts on death, burial and commemoration in the Roman world, this book is organized thematically and supported by discussion of recent scholarship. The breadth of material included ensures that this sourcebook will shed light on the way death was thought about and dealt with in Roman society.
Memory and Mourning
Roman Social History
Death as a Process
Archaeology of Death in Roman Syria
Italy Before Rome
Imagining the Afterlife in the Ancient World
Living Through the Dead
Sexuality in Greek and Roman Literature and Society
A-Z of Death and Dying
Sexuality in Greek and Roman Society and Literature
Roman Tombs and the Art of Commemoration
Remarkable Life, Death, and Afterlife of an Ordinary Roman