In this Book
- The Art of Forgetting: Disgrace and Oblivion in Roman Political Culture
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
- Series: Studies in the History of Greece and Rome
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.
Table of Contents
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- Contents/Illustrations
- pp. ix-xvii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xxiii-xxiv
- PART I: THE ROMAN REPUBLIC AND GREEK PRECEDENTS
- PART II: THE PRINCIPATE FROM OCTAVIAN TO ANTONINUS PIUS
- Chapter IX
- pp. 234-275
- CHAPTER X: Conclusion: Roman Memory Spaces
- pp. 276-283
- Bibliography
- pp. 349-389
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469603438
Related ISBN(s)
9780807830635, 9780807871881, 9780807877463
MARC Record
OCLC
646793143
Pages
424
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No