Talk:Damnatio memoriae

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[edit] Did it really exist?

Damnatio memoriae is mentioend by several modern historians, but I am unsure if it truly existed in such as official capacity. How often did the State really act in condemning an emperor? For instance, Nero was declared an enemy of the state during Galba's rebellion, but then given a large funeral. His collosus and other statues were erected after his death. Later emperors chose to trash some of his statues, but there was no edict to do so.

Not only emperors were condemned to damnatio memoriae. People like Sejanus and Livilla also suffered this penalty after their death. No statues from Sejanus currently survive (at least none that I know), and most of the coins that were struck to commemorate his consulship have his name erased. --Steerpike 18:36, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hapshepsut

I've added info about the attack on Hapshepsut's memory by her nephew/co-regent Thutmose III. It wasn't quite damnatio memoriae, but it's worth keeping here for the contrast.--Joseph.nobles 06:35, 15 March 2007 (UTC)