Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Some Greek and Roman Ideas of a Future Life
In Greece then as applied to ordinary mortals the chthonic conception of survival seems to be singularly barren, and though in Rome it leads in religious practice to a very beautiful symbolism, we Shall find cause, when we come to examine the epitaphs, to doubt whether it had much real hold or Significance. Let us pass to consider the conception Of Hades.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
