Damnatio Memoriae

Damnatio and Creatio Memoriae: Memory Sanctions as Creative Processes in the 4th Century

Damnatio and Creatio Memoriae: Memory Sanctions as Creative Processes in the 4th Century

June 23, 2020

How ancient emperors used oratory, ceremony, and triumphal architecture to memorialize their fallen enemies. Introduction Damnatio memoriae,...

Damnatio Memoriae: Sanctions against Memory in Ancient Rome

Damnatio Memoriae: Sanctions against Memory in Ancient Rome

June 23, 2020

Many emperors were raised to gods after death, but just as many received the opposite – officially...

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