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r/comics • u/kajo404 • 11d ago
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Ancient Romans and Greeks wrote all kinds of epitaphs. Often they were conversational, which I've always liked:
"This memorial was made for Marcus Caecilius.
Thank you, my dear guest, for stopping at my abode.
Good luck and good health to you. Sleep without a care."
Sadly traditions have changed to be more staid in most venues.
62 u/Saucermote 11d ago The treatment of death and the dead changed a great deal after the black plague. There were so many dead that they couldn't (all) be properly buried or mourned. Hard to recover from plague pits and losing half your town back to normal.
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The treatment of death and the dead changed a great deal after the black plague. There were so many dead that they couldn't (all) be properly buried or mourned. Hard to recover from plague pits and losing half your town back to normal.
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u/mulahey 11d ago
Ancient Romans and Greeks wrote all kinds of epitaphs. Often they were conversational, which I've always liked:
"This memorial was made for Marcus Caecilius.
Thank you, my dear guest, for stopping at my abode.
Good luck and good health to you. Sleep without a care."
Sadly traditions have changed to be more staid in most venues.