Spirits of the Dead
Subtitle: Roman Funerary Commemoration in Western Europe (Oxford Studies in Ancient Documents)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: November 14, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780199291076
Subjects: Classical Greek & Roman archaeology; World history: BCE to c 500 CE; History: World; History; History - General History; Ancient Rome; Ancient - Rome; History / Ancient / Rome; Epitaphs; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Rome; Sepulchral monuments
First sentence: Tombs in all their above-ground forms, from simple stone slab to multi-storeyed mausoleum, were among the most visible and public monuments of Roman settlements across the empire.