Social Stratification & Social Classes, Individual Architects & Buildings, Rome - Ancient History, Architectural Time Periods & Styles
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Overview
The ruling elite in ancient Rome sought to eradicate even the memory of their deceased opponents through a process now known as damnatio memoriae. These formal and traditional practices included removing the person's name and image from public monuments and inscriptions, making it illegal to speak of him, and forbidding funeral observances and mourning. Paradoxically, however, while these practices dishonored the person's memory, they did not destroy it. Indeed, a later turn of events could restore the offender not only to public favor but also to re-inclusion in the public record.Charles W. Hedrick Jr. is Professor of Ancient History in Cowell College of the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Book Details
Published
June 1, 2000
Publisher
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2000.
Pages
366
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780292731219