Columbarium Tombs and Collective Identity in Augustan Rome

ISBN-13: 9781108436021 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 310 str.

Dorian Borbonus

Opis

This book analyzes the architecture of columbarium tombs and explains their unique design with the particular social experience of their non-elite occupants.

Recenzje

'In this slim book on death, Borbonus brings the world of the columbarium tombs to life. Columbarium Tombs and Collective Identity in Augustan Rome has a great sense of place - Rome and Italy breathe through its narrative - and, with this, a very enlightening summation of the less read Italian contributions to the history of non-elite burial tombs.' H. Sigismund Nielsen, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

1. Studying columbaria as a historical phenomenon; 2. Tradition and innovation in the architectural design of columbaria; 3. Making and breaking the rules: the use and evolution of columbaria; 4. Reading between the lines: the vocabulary of columbarium epitaphs; 5. Finding niches in society: the occupants.