The Art of Forgetting by Harriet I. Flower

In the days when Stalinism ruled Albania it was not uncommon to see official photographs in public buildings with faces scratched out. If you asked who the person was Albanians knew to respond 'who? I don't see anyone there'. So it was in Roman times. In this important study Harriet L. Flower explores the ways in which the Romans treated the persona non-grata in life and death. Harriet L. Flower is professor of classics at Princeton University where she currently introduces graduate students to current methods and debates in Roman history and historiography...

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