Grief and Sorrow in the Roman World: Republic to Empire (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781350511705)

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Grief and Sorrow in the Roman World: Republic to Empire

$39.95

Grief and Sorrow in the Roman World: Republic to Empire

$39.95
Format: Paperback
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Engaging with the long history of emotions, this book provides a new narrative of how grief was defined, experienced and used in Ancient Rome. From studies of tears and weeping, to Roman funerary monuments and inscriptions, the role of female grief in navigating political conflict, and letters of consolation, Grief and Sorrow in the Roman World explores the language of grief and individuality of sorrow in Rome, and asks how and why they shaped their emotions in this way.

Revisiting familiar sources such as Livy and Plutarch it offers new interpretations to place the Roman emotional framework against our own. Can we recognise our own notions of grief in the Ancient World? Do we feel pain in the same way as our Roman ancestors did? Exploring these questions and more, Anthony Smart challenges existing perceptions of grief and sorrow in the Roman world and places emotions at the centre of this rich culture.

Author: Anthony Smart
ISBN-10: 1350511706
ISBN-13: 9781350511705
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 07/23/2026
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.60d

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By Anthony Smart
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Anthony Smart is an independent researcher based in the UK. A graduate of the University of York, he was previously Lecturer in Ancient and Medieval History at York St. John University, UK. A specialist in the history of Rome, with a particular interest in the political manifestation of emotion in the late Republic and early Principate, he has published on Greek, Roman and Anglo-Saxon history. He is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a member of Centre for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary, and the Higher Education representative for the Classical Association's Ancient History Teaching Board. He is the author of Grief and Sorrow in the Roman World: Republic to Empire (Bloomsbury).

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