{"product_id":"history-and-silence-charles-w-hedrick-9780292718739","title":"History and Silence: Purge and Rehabilitation of Memory in Late Antiquity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe ruling elite in ancient Rome sought to eradicate even the memory of their deceased opponents through a process now known as \u003ci\u003edamnatio memoriae.\u003c\/i\u003e These formal and traditional practices included removing the person's name and image from public monuments and inscriptions, making it illegal to speak of him, and forbidding funeral observances and mourning. Paradoxically, however, while these practices dishonored the person's memory, they did not destroy it. Indeed, a later turn of events could restore the offender not only to public favor but also to re-inclusion in the public record.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book examines the process of purge and rehabilitation of memory in the person of Virius Nicomachus Flavianus(?-394). Charles Hedrick describes how Flavian was condemned for participating in the rebellion against the Christian emperor Theodosius the Great-and then restored to the public record a generation later as members of the newly Christianized senatorial class sought to reconcile their pagan past and Christian present. By selectively remembering and forgetting the actions of Flavian, Hedrick asserts, the Roman elite honored their ancestors while participating in profound social, cultural, and religious change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles W. Hedrick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 029271873X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292718739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Charles W. Hedrick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46906551271679,"sku":"9780292718739","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4efb7b6-3704-4941-9a1a-d1b5a51e44ee.jpg?v=1748770757","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-and-silence-charles-w-hedrick-9780292718739","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}