Ebook Info
- Published: 2010
- Number of pages: 282 pages
- Format: PDF
- File Size: 52.82 MB
- Authors: Penelope J. E. Davies
Description
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.”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 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.”Bryn Mawr Classical Review“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.”American Journal of Archaeology
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⭐Penelope Davies was one of my top 3 professors at UT Austin and I am not an Art History major!This book is as intelligent and engaging as Davies and I’ve still got it on my dust-free shelf.If you’re ready to get excited about history, buckle up.
⭐Came in a timely fashion. It was exactly what I was looking for.
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