Damnatio memoriae
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 Head of young Publius Septimius Geta at Glyptothek, Munich |
Damnatio memoriae is the Latin phrase literally meaning "condemnation of memory" in the sense of a judgment that a person must not be remembered. It was a form of dishonor that could be passed by the Roman Senate upon traitors or others who brought discredit to the Roman State. The intent was to erase someone from history, a task somewhat easier in ancient times, when documentation was much sparser.
- Related: Denazification, Forced disappearance, Herostratus, Iconoclasm, Memory hole, Nonperson, Persona non grata, Proscription, Shunning, Yimach shemo
| Livius.org: Damnatio memoriae Livius.org: Damnatio memoriae www.livius.org/da-dd/damnatio/damnatio_memoriae.html - Web |
| "The Commissar Vanishes" "The Commissar Vanishes" www.newseum.org/berlinwall/commissar_vanishes/vanishes.htm - Web |
| Pope Alexander VI and his mistress. Pope Alexander VI and his mistress. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6909589.stm - Web |
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