Glorified Daughters: The Glorification of Daughters on Roman Epitaphs
type: CreativeWork
description: This thesis looks at over 3,000 inscriptions of unmarried daughters, under the age of 20, during the Roman Empire. It discusses the formulaic ways in which daughters were described on their tombstones based on their age and the Roman virtues valued at the time. It primarily focuses on descriptors, superlatives used, the dedicators who commissioned the work, girls who died before their wedding, and ages of girls which have excesses in the months or days she lived as inscribed on her epitaph.
abstract: This thesis looks at over 3,000 inscriptions of unmarried daughters, under the age of 20, during the Roman Empire. It discusses the formulaic ways in which daughters were described on their tombstones based on their age and the Roman virtues valued at the time. It primarily focuses on descriptors, superlatives used, the dedicators who commissioned the work, girls who died before their wedding, and ages of girls which have excesses in the months or days she lived as inscribed on her epitaph.
author: Kelley, Amanda
language: English
keywords: Ancient Civilizations, Ancient History, Ancient Languages, Archaeology, Classical Studies, Demographics, Families and Family Life, Foreign Language, Gender, Gender Studies, History, Human Remains, Womens Studies, World History, Roman, children, inscriptions, daughters, superlatives, dedicators, overages, grief, mourning, burial, death, girls, glorification, virtues
date published: 2013-04-22
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:37:46Z
provider: OhioLINK
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Kent State University