Spirits of the Dead examines the importance attached to preserving the memory of the dead in the Roman world, and explores the ways in which funerary inscriptions can be used to reconstruct Roman lives, however fragmentarily and imperfectly. It is the only study to examine epigraphic, historical, and archaeological evidence in order to gain insight into the way Romans used funerary texts to establish a dialogue with their own society. Maureen Carroll brings together a large body of material from many geographical areas, shedding light on provincial and regional variation in funerary commemoration and even on the differences between funerary traditions of neighboring towns.
Author(s): Maureen Carroll
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 352
Contents......Page 10
List of Figures......Page 11
Maps......Page 15
List of Tables......Page 19
Abbreviations......Page 20
1 Introduction......Page 22
2 Memory and Commemoration......Page 51
3 Anonymity, Violation, and Memory Loss......Page 80
4 Selecting a Monument......Page 107
5 Conveying a Message......Page 147
6 Causes of Death......Page 172
7 Family and Household......Page 201
8 Mapping Population Movement......Page 230
9 Social Mobility and Social Change......Page 254
10 Death on Earth, Life in Heaven......Page 281
11 Conclusion......Page 300
Appendix: Selected Funerary Epitaphs......Page 304
Selected Epigraphic Abbreviations......Page 316
Place names mentioned in the text......Page 319
Bibliography......Page 322
B......Page 344
C......Page 345
E......Page 346
L......Page 347
M......Page 348
P......Page 349
S......Page 350
W......Page 351
Z......Page 352
