Roman Imperialism and Civic Patronage Hardback: Form, Meaning, and Ideology in Monumental Fountain Complexes - Hardcover

Longfellow

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521194938 ISBN 13: 9780521194938

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

In this book, Brenda Longfellow examines one of the features of Roman Imperial cities, the monumental civic fountain. These fountains were imposing in size, frequently adorned with grand sculptures. Dr Longfellow situates each of these examples within its urban environment and investigates the edifice as a product of an individual patron and a particular historical and geographical context.

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'Through an exhaustive and accurate review of archaeological, literary and numismatic evidence, Longfellow has demonstrated the tremendous importance of emperors in the dialectic exchange between local communities, local patrons and their rulers.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review

'Lively, well-written accounts of individual monuments include examples that deserve to be better known, such as the fountain in the Terrace of Domitian, or Sagalassos' newly reconstructed nymphaeum of Tiberius Claudius Piso. The bibliography on fountain architecture and art is thorough and up-to-date.' American Journal of Archaeology

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This book examines one of the features of Roman Imperial cities, the monumental civic fountain. Dr Longfellow situates examples within their urban environment and investigates the edifice as a product of an individual patron and a particular historical and geographical context.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521194938
• ISBN 13: 9780521194938
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 292