Death and Burial in the Roman World

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  • Death and Burial in the Roman World Book Detail

  • Author : J. M. C. Toynbee
  • Release Date : 1996-10-31
  • Publisher : JHU Press
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 338
  • ISBN 13 : 9780801855078
  • File Size : 87,87 MB

Death and Burial in the Roman World by J. M. C. Toynbee PDF Summary

Book Description: The most comprehensive book on Roman burial practices—now available in paperback Never before available in paperback, J. M. C. Toynbee's study is the most comprehensive book on Roman burial practices. Ranging throughout the Roman world from Rome to Pompeii, Britain to Jerusalem—Toynbee's book examines funeral practices from a wide variety of perspectives. First, Toynbee examines Roman beliefs about death and the afterlife, revealing that few Romans believed in the Elysian Fields of poetic invention. She then describes the rituals associated with burial and mourning: commemorative meals at the gravesite were common, with some tombs having built-in kitchens and rooms where family could stay overnight. Toynbee also includes descriptions of the layout and finances of cemeteries, the tomb types of both the rich and poor, and the types of grave markers and monuments as well as tomb furnishings.

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