Imagines Maiorum

Articles tagged Imagines Maiorum.

Roman Ancestor Death Masks: The Wax Faces That Walked at Funerals

Roman Death Masks: Wax Faces That Walked at Funerals

Oct 15, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

Elite Romans wore wax masks of dead ancestors at funerals, literally resurrecting the dead—6,000 masked figures walked at Sulla’s funeral in 78 BCE.

Roman Ancestor Death Masks: The Wax Faces That Walked at Funerals

Roman Death Masks: Wax Faces That Walked at Funerals

Oct 15, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

Elite Romans wore wax masks of dead ancestors at funerals, literally resurrecting the dead—6,000 masked figures walked at Sulla’s funeral in 78...

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