Flower's writing style is accessible and the examples she cites are interesting enough to take the reader on the curious journey into an unfamiliar aspect of the ancient mind.- United Nations of Roma Victrix;<br /><br />""A very valuable book on a fascinating and important subject.""- <i>Journal of Roman Studies</i>;<br /><br />""Closely argued and aptly illustrated. . . . Recommended.""- <i>CHOICE</i>;<br /><br />""A much-needed articulation . . . of Roman commemoration practices. . . . An engaging survey of Roman history [for] the nonspecialist. . . . Well illustrated.""- <i>The Historian</i>;<br /><br />""An important contribution to the study of commemoration in the classical world. . . . Thorough and well-argued. . . . Lucidly written and enriched by numerous illustrations, this book provides not only a rich source of information about Greek and Roman memory sanctions, but also offers a profound analysis on their development and implications for Roman republican and early imperial politics.""- <i>Tyche</i>;<br /><br />""This is an outstanding book. The phenomenon of memory sanctions has long needed proper treatment, and Flower's study is most welcome for anyone interested in the Graeco-Roman world. This book represents a major advance in scholarship.""- Michael Peachin, New York University