The color of mourning in Rome

  • Miguel Requena Jiménez Universitat de Valencia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_GERI.2012.v30.41812
Keywords: Black, White, Mourning, Rome, Status, Plutarch.

Abstract

Black is the color of mourning in ancient Rome. The presence of people in white dresses in the funerals must be interpreted as an exhibition of the legal status of the participants in the act and not as a manifestation of the mourning.

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Published
2013-04-17
How to Cite
Requena Jiménez M. (2013). The color of mourning in Rome. Gerión. Revista de Historia Antigua, 30, 209-218. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_GERI.2012.v30.41812
Issue
Vol. 30 (2012)
Section
Varia

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