1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990000309570203316

Autore

MEZZOGIORNO, Vincenzo

Titolo

Glossario anatomico / Vincenzo Mezzogiorno

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Padova : Piccin, [1993]

ISBN

88-299-1150-X

Descrizione fisica

250 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Disciplina

611.003

Soggetti

Anatomia - Dizionari

Collocazione

611.003 MEZ

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781832003321

Autore

Rehak Paul

Titolo

Imperium and cosmos : Augustus and the northern Campus Martius / / Paul Rehak ; edited by John G. Younger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madison, : University of Wisconsin Press, c2006

ISBN

1-282-27033-8

9786612270338

0-299-22013-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiv, 222 pages, 33 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Collana

Wisconsin studies in classics

Altri autori (Persone)

YoungerJohn G <1945-> (John Grimes)

Disciplina

937/.07

Soggetti

Architecture - Political aspects - Rome

Power (Social sciences) - Rome

Emperor worship - Rome

Campo Marzio (Rome, Italy)

Rome History Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D

Rome (Italy) Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-193) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

1. Brick into marble: metaphor and reality -- 2. Field of dreams: the Campus Martius -- 3. Last things first: Ustrinum and Mausoleum -- 4. Visualizing the invisible: the Horologium-Solarium  -- 5. Gateway to history: the Ara Pacis Augustae -- 6. Imperium and cosmos.

Sommario/riassunto

Caesar Augustus promoted a modest image of himself as the first among equals (princeps), a characterization that was as popular with the ancient Romans as it is with many scholars today. Paul Rehak argues against this impression of humility and suggests that, like the monarchs of the Hellenistic age, Augustus sought immortality - an eternal glory gained through deliberate planning for his niche in history while flexing his existing power. Imperium and Cosmos focuses on Augustus's Mausoleum and Ustrinum (site of his cremation), the Horologium-Solarium (a colossal sundial), and the Ara Pacis (Altar to Augustan Peace), all of which transformed the northern Campus Martius into a tribute to his major achievements in life and a vast memorial for his deification after death. Rehak closely examines the artistic imagery on these monuments, providing numerous illustrations, tables, and charts. In an analysis firmly contextualized by a thorough discussion of the earlier models and motifs that inspired these Augustan monuments, Rehak shows how the princeps used these on such an unprecedented scale as to truly elevate himself above the common citizen.