Introduction: Dying a Roman death
Dying for Rome : the glorious death of a commander
Death as spectacle : looking at death in the arena
Fighting the fear of death
Defiance, complicity, and the politics of self-destruction
Dying in character : stoicism and the Roman death scene
Tasting death
A feminine ending
Laughing at death : Christian martyrdom.
Death in ancient Rome by Catharine Edwards. ISBN 9780300112085. Published by Yale University Press. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.