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The art of forgetting, disgrace and oblivion in Roman political culture, Harriet I. Flower

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The art of forgetting, disgrace and oblivion in Roman political culture, Harriet I. Flower

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The art of forgetting

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Harriet I. Flower

Series statement

Studies in the history of Greece and Rome

Sub title

disgrace and oblivion in Roman political culture

Summary

Elite Romans periodically chose to limit or destroy the memory of a leading citizen who was deemed an unworthy member of the community. Sanctions against memory could lead to the removal or mutilation of portraits and public inscriptions. Harriet Flower provides the first chronological overview of the development of this Roman practice--an instruction to forget--from archaic times into the second century A.D. Flower explores Roman memory sanctions against the background of Greek and Hellenistic cultural influence and in the context of the wider Mediterranean world. Combining literary texts, inscriptions, coins, and material evidence, this richly illustrated study contributes to a deeper understanding of Roman political culture

Target audience

adult

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