Ancestor Masks and Aristocratic Power in Roman Culture by Harriet I. Flower

Ancestor Masks and Aristocratic Power in Roman Culture

Harriet I. Flower

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nonfiction history
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Flower explains why the Roman elite commemorated politically prominent family members with wax masks worn by actors at the funerals of the deceased. She looks at literary sources, legal texts, epigraphy, archaeology, numismatics, and art, tracing ...

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