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Ambitiosa Mors
Suicide and the Self in Roman Thought and Literature
Series: Studies in Classics
Although the distinctive - and sometimes bizarre - means by which Roman aristocrats often chose to end their lives has attracted some scholarly attention in the past, most writers on the subject have been content to view this a s an irrational and inexplicable aspect of Roman culture. In this book,...
Published January 5th 2011 by Routledge