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Author | : Ursula Rothe |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2019-12-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 147257155X |
This book traces the toga's history from its origins in the Etruscan garment known as the tebenna, through its use as an everyday garment in the Republican period to its increasingly exclusive role as a symbol of privilege in the Principate and its decline in use in late antiquity. It aims to shift the scholarly view of the toga from one dominated by its role as a feature of Roman art to one in which it is seen as an everyday object and a highly charged symbol that in its various forms was central to the definition and negotiation of important gender, age and status boundaries, as well as political stances and ideologies. It discusses the toga's significance not just in Rome itself, but also in the provinces, where it reveals ideas about cultural identity, status and the role of the Roman state. The Toga and Roman Identity shows that, by looking in detail at the history of Rome's national garment, we can gain a better understanding of the complexities of Roman identity for different groups in society, as well as what it meant, at any given time, to be 'Roman'.
Author | : Henry Winterfeld |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780152162801 |
In an effort to save a boy wrongly accused, a group of young friends living in ancient Rome search for the culprit who scrawled graffiti on the temple wall.
Author | : William Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1316 |
Release | : 1878 |
Genre | : Classical dictionaries |
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Author | : Susan Walker |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780674777590 |
The grand monuments scattered across Europe, the Near East and northern Africa are impressive reminders of the art of the Roman Empire, but they only tell part of the story. The artistic legacy of the Romans also survives in many other forms, and in this book Susan Walker focuses on four main themes--the heritage of Greece, portraiture, public art, and furnishing and decorating homes. From the early Republic through to the later Empire the taste for Greek culture was an important influence on the Romans, but one which they adapted to create an art uniquely theirs. Drawing on the magnificent collections of the British Museum, Dr Walker discusses a wide range of Roman antiquities, from monumental sculpture for public places, portraits of emperors and private citizens, to mosaics, wall-paintings and tableware for enjoyment in more intimate surroundings.
Author | : David Nasmith |
Publisher | : London : Butterworths |
Total Pages | : 664 |
Release | : 1890 |
Genre | : Roman law |
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Author | : Lillian May Wilson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Robert Henry Codrington |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 634 |
Release | : 1885 |
Genre | : Melanesian languages |
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Release | : 1890 |
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Author | : Anne Leen |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 558 |
Release | : 2023-06-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Through roughly 160 alphabetically arranged reference entries, this book surveys the material culture and social institutions of Ancient Rome. Ancient Rome was one of the great civilizations of antiquity. Honoring the contributions of their cultural forebearers-who included Etruscans, Asians, and Egyptians as well as Greeks-Roman artists, writers, and thinkers freely borrowed where tradition dictated and innovated where personal talent and imagination directed, forging a unique creative experience that formed the basis of Western European artistic, literary, and philosophical production for 2,000 years. While other reference works typically examine battles and politicians, this book focuses on Roman social history and daily life, painting a detailed picture of the material culture and social institutions of Ancient Rome. A timeline highlights key events, while an overview essay surveys the achievements of the Romans. Reference entries provide objective information about art, architecture, literature, commerce, transportation, government, religion, and other topics related to Roman life. Each entry provides cross-references and suggestions for further reading, and some provide sidebars of interesting facts along with excerpts from primary source documents. The book closes with a selected, general bibliography of resources suitable for student research.
Author | : Montgomery Ward |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 616 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Advertising, Direct-mail |
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