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Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Author: Claudia Moser
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472130579
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 161

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An international, cross-disciplinary investigation of ancient religious practices and their material remains yields fresh insights and poses new questions

Author: Anthony Doerr
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 141657316X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Documents the award-winning writer's experiences of living, working, and raising twin sons in Rome during the year following his receipt of a prestigious Rome Prize stipend, a period during which he attended the vigil of the dying John Paul II, brought his children on a snowy visit to the Pantheon, and befriended numerous locals. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

Author: Elaine K. Gazda
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472111893
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 342

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Are copies of Greek and Roman masterpieces as important as the originals they imitate?

Author: David F. Grose
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472130625
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305

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A landmark contribution to our knowledge of the Roman glass industry in the Western Mediterranean

Author: Sinclair Bell
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ISBN: 9780472115891
Category : Art, Roman
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The tendency of ancient Romans to look to mythical and historical figures for role models is everywhere evident in their surviving literary and material culture. This book broadens the horizon of the long-standing scholarly interest in role models in several ways, looking beyond the more familiar famous heroes---such as Achilles and Alexander the Great---and the paternal figures, both mythological and historical, that gave inspiration to later leaders and authors. From the adoption of specific aspects of a favored role model, to the creation of new visual languages for different social groups, to the deliberate counter of common models, this collection demonstrates the importance of exemplary figures in inspiring imitation and assimilation in the creation of new identities. Featuring world-renowned scholars and essays from a broad range of fields, including literature, art, and historiography, Role Models in the Roman World is a groundbreaking collection at the cusp of the newest scholarship of the classical world. "Role Models in the Roman World is an exciting collection, striking for the interdisciplinary range of its contributors and for their vigorous debates---indeed, strong disagreements---about ideas that are currently of fundamental importance in Roman studies: identity construction, exemplarity, memory, monumentality. In framing these crucial issues, and in displaying the range and diversity of current approaches to them, this collection will be useful to every student of the Roman world." ---Matthew Roller, Professor of Classics, Johns Hopkins University "This collection covers a full range of topics, from how the Romans interpreted their origins from the ashes of Troy on through themes in Roman literature, historiography, declamation, and art, ending with how Christians may have defined their self-presentation in part through reference to earlier, non-Christian models. The editors have shown themselves wonderfully adept at their task, and the result is a uniformly fine volume that will be widely consulted." ---Anthony Corbeill, Professor and Graduate Advisor, Department of Classics, University of Kansas "Significant essays by leading archaeologists, philologists, and art historians on a theme of central importance in the Roman world." ---Barbara Kellum, Professor and Chair, Department of Art, Smith College Jacket illustration: Side view of statue of Togato Barberini © Araldo de Luca/CORBIS

Author: Elizabeth Fentress
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472113637
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 446

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A presentation of seven years' archaeological excavation, research, and analysis of the site of Cosa

Author: American Academy in Rome
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Category : Burial
Languages : en
Pages : 204

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Author: Tiffany Parks
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062644548
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282

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Mysteries abound in this exciting race through Rome! Beatrice Archer may love history, and Rome may be chock-full of it, but that doesn’t mean she wants to move there! Too bad Beatrice’s father got a job as the head of the history department at the American Academy in Rome—now, Beatrice has no choice but to get used to the idea. When she arrives in Rome she explores her new city as much as she can, but it isn’t until she hears talk of a strange neighborhood legend that Beatrice perks up. A centuries-old unsolved mystery about the beautiful turtle fountain outside her window? Sounds like fun! Before Beatrice has a chance to explore, though, she sees a dark figure emerge from the shadows of the square in the middle of the night—and steal the famous turtle sculptures that give the fountain its name. When no one believes her story, Beatrice knows that it’s up to her to solve the crime and restore the turtles to their rightful place. With the help of her new friend Marco, she navigates a world of unscrupulous ambassadors, tricky tutors, and international art thieves to unravel one of Roman history’s greatest dramas—before another priceless work of art is stolen.

Author: Ann Reynolds Scott
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472115853
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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New and reconsidered black-glaze pottery from the Roman Republican colony of Cosa