The commemoration of children in the funerary epigraphy of the Conventus Cluniensis (Hispania Citerior)

Abstract

This paper examines the funerary inscriptions dedicated to children in the Roman period. The rate of infant mortality was high in this period but only a low percentage of inscriptions were dedicated to children. This underrepresentation of infant mortality has been analyzed from different perspectives, including the emotional attachment of the parents or archaeological funerary remains connected to non-adults. The aim of this paper is to contextualize the epitaphs dedicated to children within the general analysis of the funerary epigraphy, comparing the representation of children with other social groups and the use of Latin epigraphy in the provinces