The Emperor and Rome. Space, Representation, and Ritual. - EWALD, B.C., and C.F. NOREÑA, (eds.),

Space, Representation, and Ritual

KORTE INHOUD

'The themes of this book are well chosen for exploring the complex and changing relationship of the Roman Emperor with the Imperial city. The themes of course overlap: ritual and representation both have a spatial dimension, and buildings through which urban space was transformed were often decorated with representational sculpture and intended to accommodate public rituals. In tune with recent developments in ancient history and archaeology, the themes invite approaches that cross the barriers between these disciplines and combine literary, epigraphic and archaeological evidence. Interdisciplinarity indeed characterises many of the papers here, which cast important new light on the realities of imperial power and the ancient urban experience. The focus is on the period from the reign of Augustus to that of Constantine. The majority of the articles began as papers presented at a conference at Yale University in 2005. The exceptions are Paul Zanker?s contribution, which is a translation of an article previousl... Lees verder...

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2015Uitgever: Cambridge University Press388 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1107519063ISBN-13: 9781107519060