After Life in Roman Paganism

Through the course of eight lectures, Franz Cumont gives a thorough investigation of the afterlife in Roman pagan thought. He covers topics such as the afterlife, celestial immortality, untimely death, the sufferings of hell and metempsychosis, the felicity of the blessed, the journey to the beyond, and more.

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• Preface
• After Life in the Tomb
• The Nether World
• Celestial Immortality
• The Winning of Immortality
• Untimely Death
• The Journey to the Beyond
• The Sufferings of Hell and Metempsychosis
• The Felicity of the Blessed