03591nam 2200793 a 450 991080912910332120240516084128.01-4696-0302-00-8078-7777-8(CKB)2550000000039364(EBL)732134(OCoLC)741492917(SSID)ssj0000521573(PQKBManifestationID)11333299(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521573(PQKBWorkID)10522594(PQKB)11585817(StDuBDS)EDZ0000243961(OCoLC)742367085(MdBmJHUP)muse23335(Au-PeEL)EBL732134(CaPaEBR)ebr10483542(CaONFJC)MIL930189(MiAaPQ)EBC732134(EXLCZ)99255000000003936420101123d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Column of Marcus Aurelius the genesis & meaning of a Roman imperial monument /Martin Beckmann1st ed.Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20111 online resource (264 p.)Studies in the history of Greece and RomeDescription based upon print version of record.0-8078-3461-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-242) and index.The date and purpose of the column -- The dust of northern warfare : choice of location -- Form & function -- Planning & construction -- The frieze : concept & draft -- Carving the frieze -- The frieze as history -- The frieze as art -- Viewing the column -- Epilogue : the columns of Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Arcadius.One of the most important monuments of Imperial Rome and at the same time one of the most poorly understood, the Column of Marcus Aurelius has long stood in the shadow of the Column of Trajan. In The Column of Marcus Aurelius, Martin Beckmann makes a thorough study of the form, content, and meaning of this infrequently studied monument. Beckmann employs a new approach to the column, one that focuses on the process of its creation and construction, to uncover the cultural significance of the column to the Romans of the late second century A.D. Using clues from ancient sources and from thStudies in the history of Greece and Rome.Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy)Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy)HistoryRelief (Sculpture), AncientItalyRomeFriezesItalyRomeMonumentsSocial aspectsRomeHistoryMonumentsPolitical aspectsRomeHistoryImperialismSocial aspectsRomeHistoryRome (Italy)Buildings, structures, etcRomeHistoryMarcus Aurelius, 161-180RomeHistoryEmpire, 30 B.C.-284 A.DColumn of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy)Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy)History.Relief (Sculpture), AncientFriezesMonumentsSocial aspectsHistory.MonumentsPolitical aspectsHistory.ImperialismSocial aspectsHistory.725/.940945632725.940945632Beckmann Martin104304MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809129103321The Column of Marcus Aurelius3915472UNINA