Death and the Emperor: Roman Imperial Funerary Monuments from Augustus to Marcus AureliusUniversity of Texas Press, 28 jun 2010 - 265 pagina's The role of monuments in the Roman imperial cult. “Davies sets out to ask, How did the Romans bury Caesar? And with what monuments did they sing his praises? . . . The architectural elaboration of these structures, their siting in the capital, the lines of vision and approaches that exposed them to view, the paths their complex outworks formed for visitors to walk, are all picked out with skill and presented with care in Death and the Emperor.” “This concise and lucidly written book is a very valuable new contribution to the studies of Roman imperial cult, political propaganda, and topography, and has the added benefit of discussing complex scholarly disputes in a manner that the non-specialist will probably follow with ease. . . . There is material in this volume that will be immensely useful to researchers in many areas: archaeology, history of architecture, iconography, history of religion, and Roman political propaganda, to name just a few. I strongly recommend it to scholars interested in any or all of the above topics.” “Even though its focus is on only seven specimens of architecture, the book touches upon a broad array of aspects of Roman imperial culture. Elegantly written and generously illustrated . . . this book should be of great interest to the general public as well as to the scholarly community.” |
Inhoudsopgave
16 | |
THE MONUMENTS | |
AN IMAGE OF THINGS ACHIEVED | |
THE CREATION OF ETERNITY | |
THE ROLE OF THE EMPRESS | |
THE DYNAMICS OF FORM | |
THE POWER OF PLACE | |
CONCLUSION | |
Bibliography | |
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