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The Column of Marcus Aurelius : the genesis & meaning of a Roman imperial monument / / Martin Beckmann



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Autore: Beckmann Martin Visualizza persona
Titolo: The Column of Marcus Aurelius : the genesis & meaning of a Roman imperial monument / / Martin Beckmann Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2011
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
Disciplina: 725/.940945632
725.940945632
Soggetto topico: Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy)
Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy) - History
Relief (Sculpture), Ancient - Italy - Rome
Friezes - Italy - Rome
Monuments - Social aspects - Rome - History
Monuments - Political aspects - Rome - History
Imperialism - Social aspects - Rome - History
Soggetto geografico: Rome (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc
Rome History Marcus Aurelius, 161-180
Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-242) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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 th
Titolo autorizzato: The Column of Marcus Aurelius  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4696-0302-0
0-8078-7777-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910809129103321
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Serie: Studies in the history of Greece and Rome.