A special type of "funus acerbum" and a kind of grave goods like a reflecting the social status of the deceased. The cases confirmed in Hispania
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine, from the confirmed cases in Hispania, the different behaviour and rituals which were developed in connection with the premature death in the Roman World: immaturi et innupti. And how the burial practices concerning prematurely deceased young girls mirror different social structures and religious traditions. The girls studied here, from a wealthy and/or high status Roman social class, with Graeco‐Roman traditions, with their uniform grave furnishings, offer a reliable foundation for interpretation: they evoke the “non attained wedding” and female virtutes.
Author: Alberto Sevilla Conde
Institution: Universidad de Zaragoza
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2273713076