Book contents
- The Remarkable Life, Death, and Afterlife of an Ordinary Roman
- The Remarkable Life, Death, and Afterlife of an Ordinary Roman
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Life and Death of Flavius Agricola
- Chapter 1 The Monument, The Epitaph, and Their Setting
- Chapter 2 The Person, A Life, and Its Presentation
- Chapter 3 Flavia Primitiva: Wife, Mother, Casta Cultrix
- Chapter 4 Flavia Primitiva, Experience, and Community in the Iseum Campense
- Chapter 5 To Eat Is to Be? Flavius’ Worldview in Perspective
- Chapter 6 Meeting Flavius at the Tomb
- Part II The Many Afterlives of Flavius Agricola
- Notes
- References
- Index
Chapter 5 - To Eat Is to Be? Flavius’ Worldview in Perspective
from Part I - The Life and Death of Flavius Agricola
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 December 2024
Book contents
- The Remarkable Life, Death, and Afterlife of an Ordinary Roman
- The Remarkable Life, Death, and Afterlife of an Ordinary Roman
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Life and Death of Flavius Agricola
- Chapter 1 The Monument, The Epitaph, and Their Setting
- Chapter 2 The Person, A Life, and Its Presentation
- Chapter 3 Flavia Primitiva: Wife, Mother, Casta Cultrix
- Chapter 4 Flavia Primitiva, Experience, and Community in the Iseum Campense
- Chapter 5 To Eat Is to Be? Flavius’ Worldview in Perspective
- Chapter 6 Meeting Flavius at the Tomb
- Part II The Many Afterlives of Flavius Agricola
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter takes stock of Flavius’ worldview as presented by his funerary ensemble, noting especially the close nexus of dining, death, and philosophy. Since Flavius’ outlook contrasts with Flavia’s potential beliefs as an adherent of Isis, the chapter assesses the phenomenon of “mixed marriages” in the Roman world.
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- The Remarkable Life, Death, and Afterlife of an Ordinary RomanA Social History, pp. 78 - 91Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025