Death, Society and Culture: Inscriptions and Epitaphs in Gaul and Spain, AD 300-750

by Mark A. Handley

The end of the Roman rule and the rise of Christianity brought changes in long-held beliefs about death and commemoration, some of which were immortalised in stone. This study looks at monumental stone inscriptions, primarily Christian and Latin, in Late Antique and early medieval Spain and Gaul, as a means of providing insults into social, religious and cultural history. Placed within the context of Christian inscriptions in Italy, North Africa,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841715085
• ISBN13: 9781841715087
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 11.7"