The Cost of Grief: Professional Mourners of the Ancient World

The hiring of professional mourners seems to have been a worldwide tradition in the ancient world, from Rome to Egypt to China. The Mourners, painting by Evelyn De Morgan, circa 1915. Source: National Trust / Public Domain

Funerals can be difficult to get through. The pain of loss can simply be too much for many. 

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