Seminar - Death And Succession Flashcards
1
Q
Hopkins - importance of funerals?
A
Enhanced a family status
Conditions in death mirrored those in life
2
Q
Hopkins - burial clubs?
A
As Rome’s population grew land became more expensive so burial clubs developed - popularity of them showed how much the Romans cared for the dead
They guaranteed each man’s individuality in death as they avoided mass graves.
Individual survival after death reflected in grave goods
3
Q
Hopkins - Roman religious belief?
A
Extremely varied - no single orthodoxy
