Representations of War in Ancient Rome
Editorial Reviews Book Description War suffused Roman life to a degree unparalled in other ancient societies. Although the place of war in ancient Roman culture has been the subject of many studies, this book examines how Romans represented war, in both visual imagery and in literary accounts. Spanning a broad chronological range, from the mid-fourth century BC to the third century AD, the essays in this volume consider audience reception, the reconstruction of display contexts, as well as the language of images, which could be either explicit or allusive in representations of war. They also analyze the construction of the Romans' view of themselves, their past, and their future. About the Author Sheila Dillon is Assistant Professor of Art History at Duke University. She is the author of the forthcoming Ancient Greek Portrait Sculpture: Contexts, Styles, and Subjects. Katherine Welch is Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. She is the author of The Roman Amphitheater: From its Origins to the Coliseum (Cambridge, 2005).
Representations of War in Ancient Rome,Sheila Dillon,Katherine E. Welch,Cambridge University Press,0521848172,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Arts and society,Arts, Roman,European,General,History - Ancient & Classical,Rome,Techniques - Painting - Specific Subjects,War in art,Art / General,History of art: BCE to c 500 CE, ancient & classical world
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