Roman funerary monuments - for iPod/iPhone

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How and what can we learn from fragments? Thousands of fragmented inscriptions survive from the ancient city of Rome, the majority of which are funerary inscriptions or epitaphs from tombs. This album looks at the impact of funerary monuments. From the Mausoleum of Emperor Augustus, to the more humb…

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    • Nov 8, 2009 LATEST EPISODE
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    Fragments as clues

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2009 1:25


    Thousands of ancient inscriptions survive in Rome; what do they tell us?

    Transcript -- Fragments as clues

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2009


    Transcript -- Thousands of ancient inscriptions survive in Rome; what do they tell us?

    Cemeteries in the Roman world

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2009 1:45


    How ancient Romans buried and commemorated their dead outside the city walls.

    Transcript -- Cemeteries in the Roman world

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    Transcript -- How ancient Romans buried and commemorated their dead outside the city walls.

    Funerary monuments

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2009 8:14


    How the style of a memorial can indicate a lot about the deceased’s status and identity.

    Transcript -- Funerary monuments

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    Transcript -- How the style of a memorial can indicate a lot about the deceased’s status and identity.

    Epitaphs and sculptures

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2009 4:09


    How tombs and epitaphs promote the memory of the deceased.

    Transcript -- Epitaphs and sculptures

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    Transcript -- How tombs and epitaphs promote the memory of the deceased.

    Constructing identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2009 4:53


    How tomb styles changed after Augustus built his huge mausoleum.

    Transcript -- Constructing identity

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    Transcript -- How tomb styles changed after Augustus built his huge mausoleum.

    Family tombs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2009 6:36


    How a family tomb evolved over generations.

    Transcript -- Family tombs

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    Transcript -- How a family tomb evolved over generations.

    The living and the dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2009 3:12


    The living had to the power to keep the memory of the dead alive, so tombs were designed for their visits too.

    Transcript -- The living and the dead

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    Transcript -- The living had to the power to keep the memory of the dead alive, so tombs were designed for their visits too.

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