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Mario Erasmo creatively explores the nexus between classical and contemporary approaches to dying, death and interment. From theme funerals in St Louis to Etruscan sarcophagi, he offers a rich and insightful discussion of finitude across the ages.

About the Author

Mario Erasmo is Professor of Classics at the University of Georgia. An editorial board member of the journal Mortality, he is the author of Reading Death in Ancient Rome (2008), Roman Tragedy: Theatre to Theatricality (2004) and Archaic Latin Verse (2001).