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Unique in their broad-based coverage, the twelve essays in this book use material from across the empire in an interdisciplinary discussion. Specially written for an Open University course on 'Culture, Identity and Power in the Roman Empire', they offer an up-to-date analysis from a range of viewpoints. Together they provide a fresh look at some central aspects of Roman culture and society.
This volumepresents acollection of essays on different aspects of
Roman sarcophagi. These varied approaches will produce fresh
insights into a subject which is receiving increased interest in
English-language scholarship, with a new awareness of the important
contribution that sarcophagi can make to the study of the social
use and production of Roman art. The book will therefore be a
timely addition to existing literature. Metropolitan sarcophagi are
the main focus of the volume, which will cover a wide time range
from the first century AD to post classical periods (including
early Christian sarcophagi and post-classical reception). Other
papers will look at aspects of viewing and representation,
iconography, and marble analysis. There will be an Introduction
written by the co-editors.
This volume presents a collection of essays on different aspects of
Roman sarcophagi. These varied approaches will produce fresh
insights into a subject which is receiving increased interest in
English-language scholarship, with a new awareness of the important
contribution that sarcophagi can make to the study of the social
use and production of Roman art. The book will therefore be a
timely addition to existing literature. Metropolitan sarcophagi are
the main focus of the volume, which will cover a wide time range
from the first century AD to post classical periods (including
early Christian sarcophagi and post-classical reception). Other
papers will look at aspects of viewing and representation,
iconography, and marble analysis. There will be an Introduction
written by the co-editors.
This book explores the themes of memory and mourning from the Roman
deathbed to the Roman cemetery, drawing subject matter from the
literature, art, and archaeology of ancient Rome. It brings
together scholarship on varied aspects of Roman death,
investigating connections between ancient poetry, history and
oratory and placing these alongside archaeological and textual
evidence for Roman funerary and commemorative rituals. A series of
case studies centred on individual authors and/or specific aspects
of ritual behaviour, traces the story of Roman death: how the
inhabitants of the Roman world confronted their mortality, disposed
of the dead, remembered the dead and praised the dead, thereby
enhancing our understanding of Roman society.
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