Final judgments : duty and emotion in Roman wills, 200 B.C.-A.D. 250 /
Freed from the familial and social obligations incumbent on the living, the Roman testator could craft his will to be a literal ""last judgment"" on family, friends, and society. The Romans were fascinated by the contents of wills, believing the will to be a mirror of the testato...
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