Description: Death and Burial in the Roman World Author: Toynbee, J. M. C. Title: Death and Burial in the Roman World Publication: N.Y. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, [1971] Description: Hardcover. 336 pages illustrations, plans 23 cm. No jacket; remainder stamp to bottom edge; foxing to exterior edges. Overall Near fine(-) to very good(+) thus. Tight and clean. Personal bookplate of one Richard Jospeh Hoffman "Ranging throughout the Roman world - from Rome to Pompeii, from Britain to Jerusalem - the author 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. Also examined are the rituals associated with burial and mourning, descriptions of the layout and finances of cemeteries, the tomb types of both the rich and the poor, the types of grave markers and monuments, and tomb furnishings."--Publisher. // Contents: Etruscan antecedents. Roman beliefs about the afterlife, cremation and inhumation. Funerary rites and the cult of the dead. The layout of cemeteries, and ownership of tombs, walled cemeteries. Funeray gardens. Selected types of tombs I. Selected types of tombs II. Gravestones and tomb furniture. Seller ID: 102570 BIBLIOPE by CALVELLO BOOKS Fine & Unusual Books, Art & Collectibles. Since 1987. Terms All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Toynbee, J. M. C
Publisher: Cornell University Press, Ithaca
Year Printed: 1971
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
