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Egypt and the Augustan Cultural Revolution - An Interpretative Archaeological Overview (Paperback)
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Egypt and the Augustan Cultural Revolution - An Interpretative Archaeological Overview (Paperback)
Series: Babesch Supplements, Volume 38
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This book presents an archaeological overview of the presence and
development of Egyptian material culture in the context of Augustan
Rome. The Augustan period was a crucial turning point for the urban
landscape of Rome, which became specifically characterised by a
complex, and often flexible repertoire of cultural diversity.
Studies in the past have focused primarily on (classical) Greek
influences on the development of Augustan material culture, while
objects featuring Egyptian styles, themes and materials have
remained generally categorised as exoticism, a fashion trend, or
signs of so-called 'Egyptomania'. The research presented and
discussed in this book, in contrast, raises the question whether
and how 'Egypt' constituted an integral part of this Augustan
material culture repertoire. By comprising for the first time a
comprehensive and interpretative overview of such manifestations of
Egypt in Rome, including public monuments, paintings, and
architectural elements, as well as pottery, gems, and jewellery
from private contexts, the study offers wide-ranging case studies,
featuring object reappraisals as well as new archaeological finds
and contextual analyses. By focusing on the archaeological data,
rather than on the often better-known historical and textual
sources, this books offers new arguments and evidence that the role
of 'Egypt', as represented in the material culture of the city of
Rome, was not that of an exotic outsider, but constituted a
remarkably diverse and inherent part of the Augustan material
culture repertoire and urban landscape.
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