Death and the Emperor Roman Imperial Funerary Monuments from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius

Name: Death and the Emperor Roman Imperial Funerary Monuments from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius
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ISBN: 9780292702752

ISBN-10: 0292702752

ISBN-13: 9780292702752

Edition: 2004

Authors: Penelope J. E. Davies

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"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." Times Literary Supplement "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…

Book details

List price: $37.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 3/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 281
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Monuments



An Image of Things Achieved



An Imperial Cosmos: The Creation of Eternity



Fire, Fertility, Fiction: The Role of the Empress



The Dynamics of Form



The Power of Place


Conclusion


Abbreviations Used in Notes


Notes


Bibliography


Index