The Art of Forgetting: Disgrace and Oblivion in Roman Political Culture by Harriet I. Flower

The Art of Forgetting: Disgrace and Oblivion in Roman Political Culture

Harriet I. Flower

400 pages first pub 2006 (view editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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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 ...

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