damnatio memoriae
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From New Latin damnātiō memoriae.
Noun
[edit]damnatio memoriae (uncountable)
- (historical) Condemnation of memory: a posthumous punishment for traitors etc. in Ancient Rome by which they were effectively erased from history by having their works undone and any mention of their name forbidden.
Usage notes
[edit]While the practice is well attested from Antiquity, the term itself is an early modern invention. It is not known whether the Romans had a specific term for this punishment.
Translations
[edit]type of punishment
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