This thesis tried to give a new answer concerning cross- cultural interaction between the Roman and Sasanian Realm. Wheareas most literature concludes that interaction between these realms was...Show moreThis thesis tried to give a new answer concerning cross- cultural interaction between the Roman and Sasanian Realm. Wheareas most literature concludes that interaction between these realms was almost impossible, blocked by war, this thesis tried to give another option. Namely, that there is reason to believe there was contact, on economic, stately and social level.Show less
In the broader historical debate Religion in Carthage has had some polarizing views when it comes to Roman Imperialism. Colonial and Anti-Colonial views made it look as if the relationship between...Show moreIn the broader historical debate Religion in Carthage has had some polarizing views when it comes to Roman Imperialism. Colonial and Anti-Colonial views made it look as if the relationship between the peoples of North Africa and the Romans was rather static and one-sided. In response to that I have tried to elaborate those ideas that support the workings of a more dynamic approach where the North African peoples in close collaboration gave new meaning to both the old and the new interpretations of the various deities present within the near vicinity of Carthage. Although it does seem that a distinction between identities can be made, they appear to be far less significant than previously assumed.Show less
In this thesis Roman tombstone inscriptions and letters are investigated. Two views on death are used for analysis of tombstone texts. The one, is a view of death as the slowly exiting of the soul...Show moreIn this thesis Roman tombstone inscriptions and letters are investigated. Two views on death are used for analysis of tombstone texts. The one, is a view of death as the slowly exiting of the soul from the world of the living to the other-worldly, called expiration. The other is a view of death as the ultimate final moment in which nothing exists, called termination. What can tombstone inscriptions –complemented with letters – tell us about how mourning worked for individuals in Roman society? What does mourning mean to Romans? In what way are mourning, display of grief and bereavement – expressed through burial rituals and on gravestones – typically Roman and in what way is it timeless? Romans tried to preserve memory of the deceased with elaborate funerals, with appealing inscriptions and with a very large variety of different tombstone inscriptions, in this way respect was paid to the dead.Show less
