Death in ancient Rome /
Edwards, Catharine.
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press,
c2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [268]-281) and index.
Introduction : dying a Roman death -- Dying for Rome? : the glorious death of a commander -- Death as spectacle : looking at death in the arena -- Fighting the fear of death -- Defiance, complicity and the politics of self-destruction -- Dying in character : stoicism and the Roman death scene -- Tasting death -- A feminine ending? -- Laughing at death? : Christian martyrdom.
Death
Civilization, Ancient.