Death in Ancient Rome - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300217278ISBN-10:300217277UPC:9780300217278Book Category:History, Social Science, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Ancient, Death & Dying, History & SurveysBook Topic:Rome, Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.67 inchesWeight:1.0207Product ID:SCTPNPHFX8
Death in Ancient Rome
For the Romans, the manner of a person's death was the most telling indication of their true character. Death revealed the true patriot, the genuine philosopher, even the great artist - and certainly the faithful Christian. Catharine Edwards draws on the many and richly varied accounts of death in the writings of Roman historians, poets and philosophers, including Cicero, Lucretius, Virgil,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300217278ISBN-10:300217277UPC:9780300217278Book Category:History, Social Science, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Ancient, Death & Dying, History & SurveysBook Topic:Rome, Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.67 inchesWeight:1.0207Product ID:SCTPNPHFX8
Catharine Edwards is professor of classics and ancient history at Birkbeck College, University of London. She is the author of The Politics of Immorality in Ancient Rome and Writing Rome: Textual Approaches to the City.
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