Roman Tombs and the Art of Commemoration - Contextual Approaches to Funerary Customs in the Second Century CE

Employs the full range of material and written evidence to explore four key questions around Roman funerary customs that alter our view of the society and its values: senators' tombs, the change from incineration to inhumation, tombs showcasing family longevity, and the deceased's association with the divine and apotheosis.