History and Silence: Purge and Rehabilitation of Memory in Late Antiquity de Charles W., Jr. Hedrick - 2000-04-15

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gray cloth with slightly bumped spine ends and corners. Jacket has minor edgewear, soil and scuffing; flaps not clipped. Binding sound, interior clean. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 338 pp.

Austin: University of Texas Press, 2000. First edition (stated). Hardcover. As New / Mint (an unread copy); VERY FINE in same DJ; No remainder marks. Some very faint edge-wear.. Octavo in gey and green illus DJ; xxvi, 338 p.: ill.; 24 cm; bibliographical references (p. [301]-320) and indexes. nscriptions, Latin -- Italy -- Rome. Palimpsests -- Italy -- Rome. Memory -- Social aspects -- Italy -- Rome -- History. Monuments -- Italy -- Rome -- Conservation and restoration -- History. Elite (Social sciences) -- Italy -- Rome -- Historiography. Inscriptions latines -- Italie -- Rome. Palimpsestes -- Italie -- Rome. Mémoire -- Aspect social -- Italie -- Rome -- Histoire. Monuments -- Conservation et restauration -- Italie -- Rome -- Histoire. Élite (Sciences sociales) -- Italie -- Rome -- Historiographie. Romeinse keizertijd. Openbaar leven. Gedachtenis. Inscripties. Latijn. Flavianus, Virius Nicomachus, ca. 334-394. Flavianus, Virius Nicomachus, ca 334-394. Forum of Trajan (Rome, Italy) Rome --… Leer más

University of Texas Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0292731213 . Book is fine. DJ has some shelfwear and light soiling. ; Xxvi, 338pp. The ruling elite in ancient Rome sought to eradicate even the memory of their deceased opponents through a process now known as damnatio memoriae. 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 dishonoured the person's memory, they did not destroy it. Indeed, a later turn of events could restore the offender not only to public favour but also to re-inclusion in the public record. This 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… Leer más

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