Sob os olhos de Fébruo: o cotidiano da morte na Roma meditêrranea (II A.C. e II D.C.)

Abstract

Dying, like being born, are natural processes, however, the way people die, are buried, commemorated, mourned and remembered are culturally constructed elements. Thus, although all societies are organized with death, as death is an inseparable element of societies, the way each society is organized changes according to location, social group and time. Thus, the phenomenon of death must be thought of as a cultural historical phenomenon. Furthermore, the different dimensions of customs and beliefs that orbit death can help us to better understand Roman society. Therefore, this dissertation intends to analyze aspects of death, mourning, the memory of the dead and sociability in ancient Rome, from the crossing of evidence of a literary nature with sources of material culture.