The World of Roman Costume

The World of Roman Costume
Author: Judith Lynn Sebesta
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1994
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780299138547

Thirteen scholarly and well-illustrated essays survey, document and elucidate over a thousand years of Roman garments and accessories, including Etruscan influences, Near Eastern fashions and the transition towards early Christian garb.

Sculptures from Roman Syria II

Sculptures from Roman Syria II
Author: Mustafa Koçak
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 1117
Release: 2022-12-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 3110711524

For the first time, this publication comprehensively documents and analyzes the Greek and Roman statuary discovered to date in the greater area of Syria. The text portion describes nearly all monuments in detail and classifies them in the context of the history of ancient sculpture. The associated volume of plates documents every item in detail, typically with four photographic views.

Apostle to the Conquered, paperback edition

Apostle to the Conquered, paperback edition
Author: Davina C. Lopez
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2010-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1451406258

Apostle to the Conquered reveals the subversive heart of Paul's theology, reframing his "conversion" in terms of "consciousness," and his exhortations as a politics of the new creation.

Charis

Charis
Author: Anne Proctor Chapin
Publisher: ASCSA
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2004
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780876615331

Consists of 20 chapters in 2 parts; pt. 1 contains chapters on Aegean prehistory and the East and pt. 2 contains chapters on classical Greece, Etruria, and Rome.

Roman Portraits in Context

Roman Portraits in Context
Author: Jane Fejfer
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 605
Release: 2009-03-13
Genre: Art
ISBN: 3110209993

The highest honour a Roman citizen could hope for was a portrait statue in the forum of his city. While the emperor and high senatorial officials were routinely awarded statues, strong competition existed among local benefactors to obtain this honour, which proclaimed and perpetuated the memory of the patron and his family for generations. There were many ways to earn a portrait statue but such local figures often had to wait until they had passed away before the public finally fulfilled their expectations. It is argued in this book that our understanding and contemplation of a Roman portrait statue is greatly enriched, when we consider its wider historical context, its original setting, the circumstances of its production and style, and its base which, in many cases, bore a text that contributed to the rhetorical power of the image.

The Last Statues of Antiquity

The Last Statues of Antiquity
Author: R. R. R. Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2016
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0198753322

Spanning centuries and the vastness of the Roman Empire, The Last Statues of Antiquity is the first comprehensive survey of Roman honorific statues in the public realm in Late Antiquity. Drawn from a major research project and corresponding online database that collates all the available evidence for the "statue habit" across the Empire from the late third century AD onwards, the volume examines where, how, and why statues were used, and why these important features of urban life began to decline in number before eventually disappearing around AD 600. Adopting a detailed comparative approach, the collection explores variation between different regions--including North Africa, Asia Minor, and the Near East--as well as individual cities, such as Aphrodisias, Athens, Constantinople, and Rome. A number of thematic chapters also consider the different kinds of honorand, from provincial governors and senators, to women and cultural heroes. Richly illustrated, the volume is the definitive resource for studying the phenomenon of late-antique statues. The collection also incorporates extensive references to the project's database, which is freely accessible online.

The Roman Nude

The Roman Nude
Author: Christopher H. Hallett
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-01-20
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780199599707

Nude statues of Roman emperors, generals, businessmen, and their wives survive from the ancient world in large numbers. This book explores the reasons why so many Romans chose to have themselves represented naked, and what this choice may tell us about Roman attitudes towards the self, the body, and personal identity.

The Politics of Honour in the Greek Cities of the Roman Empire

The Politics of Honour in the Greek Cities of the Roman Empire
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 551
Release: 2017-10-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004352171

The volume The Politics of Honour in the Greek Cities of the Roman Empire, co-edited by Anna Heller and Onno van Nijf, studies the public honours that Greek cities bestowed upon their own citizens and foreign dignitaries and benefactors. These included civic praise, crowns, proedria, public funerals, honorific statues and monuments. The authors discuss the development of this honorific system, and in particular the epigraphic texts and the monuments through which it is accessible. The focus is on the Imperial period (1st-3rd centuries AD). The papers investigate the forms of honour, the procedures and formulae of local practices, as well as the changes in local honorific habits that resulted from the integration of the Greek cities in the Roman Empire.