Consolatio

The consolatio or consolatory oration is a type of ceremonial oratory, typically used rhetorically to comfort mourners at funerals. It was one of the most popular classical rhetoric topics, and received new impetus under Renaissance humanism.

For the lost work by Cicero, see Consolatio (Cicero).
Not to be confused with Consolamentum.
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