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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, from Britain to Jerusalem - Toynbee's book examines funeral practices from a wide variety of perspectives. Toynbee first 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 in which family could stay overnight. Toynbee also includes descriptions of the layout and finances of cemeteries, the tomb types of both the rich and the poor, and the types of grave markers and monuments, as well as tomb furnishings.
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- Title Death and Burial in the Roman World
- Author J. M. Toynbee
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Date 1996-10-31
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780801855078 / 0801855071
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 8.68 x 5.76 x 0.82 in (22.05 x 14.63 x 2.08 cm)
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- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Italy
- Theometrics: Academic
- Library of Congress subjects Rome - Social life and customs, Funeral rites and ceremonies - Rome
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96009618
- Dewey Decimal Code 726.809
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