Abstract
Black is the color of mourning in ancient Rome. The presence of people in white dresses in the funerals must be interpreted as an exhibition of the legal status of the participants in the act and not as a manifestation of the mourning.
Highlights
En un breve apartado de su obra Supersticiones, creencias y sortilegios en el mundo antiguo, Manuel A
Black is the color of mourning in ancient Rome
The presence of people in white dresses in the funerals must be interpreted as an exhibition of the legal status of the participants in the act and not as a manifestation of the mourning
Summary
En un breve apartado de su obra Supersticiones, creencias y sortilegios en el mundo antiguo, Manuel A. Al margen de los supuestos paralelos proporcionados por la etnografía, 3 la afirmación de que el blanco era el color del luto en Roma vendría avalada por el siguiente testimonio de Plutarco, quien en sus Cuestiones Romanas afirma:
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