Ancient Rome as a museum : power, identity, and the culture of collecting
This volume considers how cultural objects from the Roman Empire came to reflect, construct, and challenge Roman perceptions of power and identity. Rutledge argues that Roman cultural values are indicated in part by what sort of materials Romans deemed worthy of display and how they chose to display...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
: Oxford University Press
, 2012
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| Series: | Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation
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| Online Access: | lizenzpflichtig |
| Related Items: | Druckausg.:
Ancient Rome as a museum Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: A. Steven H. Rutledge, Ancient Rome as a museum] |
| Author Notes: | Steven H. Rutledge |
| Summary: | This volume considers how cultural objects from the Roman Empire came to reflect, construct, and challenge Roman perceptions of power and identity. Rutledge argues that Roman cultural values are indicated in part by what sort of materials Romans deemed worthy of display and how they chose to display, view, and preserve them. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 395 p.) ill., maps. |
| ISBN: | 9780191804441 |
