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Title: Death and Burial in the Roman World By: J.M.C. Toynbee Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Vendor: Johns Hopkins University Press Publication Date: 1996 | Dimensions: 8.68 X 5.76 X 0.82 (inches) Weight: 1 pound ISBN: 0801855071 ISBN-13: 9780801855078 Stock No: WW855070 |
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, Britain to Jerusalem--Toynbee's book examines funeral practices from a wide variety of perspectives. First, Toynbee 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 where family could stay overnight. Toynbee also includes descriptions of the layout and finances of cemeteries, the tomb types of both the rich and poor, and the types of grave markers and monuments as well as tomb furnishings.
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