Representations of War In Ancient Rome - FTPB for Pre-Syndicate Meeting Only

Dillon, Sheila

ISBN 10: 0521130832 / ISBN 13: 9780521130837

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2009

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Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. This is the first book to examine how Romans represented war, in visual imagery and literary accounts. Spanning a broad chronological range the essays consider audience reception, the reconstruction of display contexts, and the language of images, which cou.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Representations of War In Ancient Rome - FTPB for Pre-Syndicate Meeting Only
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521130832
• ISBN 13: 9780521130837
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

War suffused Roman life to a degree unparalleled in other ancient societies. Although the place of war in ancient Roman culture has been the subject of many studies, this book examines how Romans represented war, in both visual imagery and in literary accounts. Spanning a broad chronological range, from the mid-fourth century BC to the third century AD, the essays in this volume consider audience reception, the reconstruction of display contexts, as well as the language of images, which could be either explicit or allusive in representations of war. They also analyze the construction of the Romans' view of themselves, their past, and their future.

About the Authors

Sheila Dillon is Associate Professor of Art History at Duke University. She is the author of Ancient Greek Portrait Sculpture: Contexts, Styles and Subjects (Cambridge University Press, 2006).

Katherine E. Welch is Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. She is the author of The Roman Amphitheater: From its Origins to the Colosseum (Cambridge University Press, 2006).