Transgression und Trauer

Rubrik: Artikel This article deals with two urban Roman sarcophagi from the Middle Antonine period as examples for the treatment of strong emotions in the process of mourning. The study is divided into three parts. In the first, the iconographic interpretation of the Achilles sarcophagus from the Pianabella necropolis in Ostia is discussed anew. For the first time, the left-hand scene of the…