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Spirits of the Dead examines the importance attached to preserving the memory of the dead in the Roman world, and explores the ways in which funerary inscriptions can be used to reconstruct Roman lives, however fragmentarily and imperfectly. It is the only study to examine epigraphic, historical, and archaeological evidence in order to gain insight into the way Romans used funerary texts to establish a dialogue with their own society. Maureen Carroll brings together a large body of material from many geographical areas, shedding light on provincial and regional variation in funerary commemoration and even on the differences between funerary traditions of neighboring towns.

Epitaphs --- Funeral rites and ceremonies --- Sepulchral monuments --- Europe, Western --- Rome --- Antiquities, Roman. --- Social life and customs. --- Social conditions. --- Monuments funéraires --- Épitaphes --- Antiquités romaines --- Rites et cérémonies funéraires romains --- Death --- Monuments funéraires --- Epitaphes --- Funérailles --- Mort --- Social aspects --- Rites et cérémonies --- Aspect social --- Europe de l'Ouest --- Antiquités romaines --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Conditions sociales --- Funeral rites and ceremonies, Roman --- Biography --- Inscriptions --- Tombs --- West Europe --- Western Europe --- Épitaphes --- Rites et cérémonies funéraires romains