Roman Landscape: Culture and Identity

Roman Landscape: Culture and Identity

Author: Diana Spencer

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1107400244

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This survey explores how and why Romans of the late Republic and early Principate were fascinated with landscaped nature. Thematic discussions and case studies work through what 'landscape' represented and how studying Roman identity in terms of place, environment and the natural world helps us better to understand Rome itself.


Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire

Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire

Author: Ray Laurence

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780415241496

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"This provocative and controversial volume examines the notions of ethnicity, citizenship and nationhood to determine what constituted cultural identity in the Roman empire. The contributors draw together the most recent research and use diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives from archaeology, classical studies and ancient history to challenge our basic assumptions of Romanization and how parts of Europe became incorporated into a Roman culture." "Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire breaks new ground, negating the idea of a unified and easily defined Roman culture as over-simplistic. The contributors present the development of Roman cultural identity throughout the empire as a complex and two-way process, far removed from the previous dichotomy between the Roman invaders and the conquered Barbarians."--Jacket


Landscape and Identity in Early Modern Rome

Landscape and Identity in Early Modern Rome

Author: Tracy L. Ehrlich

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-10-14

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9780521592574

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Throughout the early modern period, the villas of Frascati played a central role in Roman social politics. New families penetrated Roman society and began to climb from the ranks of the ecclesiastical nobility into the secular aristocracy in the mid-sixteenth century. In this study, Tracy Ehrlich analyzes one such villa--the Villa Mondragone--(built by Pope Paul V Borghese) to demonstrate how architecture, landscape and rituals of villegiatura (villa life) were used to forge a new identity as a Roman noble house.


Globalizing Roman Culture

Globalizing Roman Culture

Author: Richard Hingley

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780415351768

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A study of identity and social change in the Roman empire and the relationship of this knowledge to understanding of the contemporary world.


Villa Landscapes in the Roman North

Villa Landscapes in the Roman North

Author: Nico Roymans

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 9089643486

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Monografie over onderzoek naar Romeinse villa's en hun omgeving in de noordelijke provincies van het Romeinse Rijk.


Art and Identity in Early Modern Rome

Art and Identity in Early Modern Rome

Author: Jill Burke

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1351575708

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From the late fifteenth to the late seventeenth century, Rome was one of the most vibrant and productive centres for the visual arts in the West. Artists from all over Europe came to the city to see its classical remains and its celebrated contemporary art works, as well as for the opportunity to work for its many wealthy patrons. They contributed to the eclecticism of the Roman artistic scene, and to the diffusion of 'Roman' artistic styles in Europe and beyond. Art and Identity in Early Modern Rome is the first book-length study to consider identity creation and artistic development in Rome during this period. Drawing together an international cast of key scholars in the field of Renaissance studies, the book adroitly demonstrates how the exceptional quality of Roman court and urban culture - with its elected 'monarchy', its large foreign population, and unique sense of civic identity - interacted with developments in the visual arts. With its distinctive chronological span and uniquely interdisciplinary approach, Art and Identity in Early Modern Rome puts forward an alternative history of the visual arts in early modern Rome, one that questions traditional periodisation and stylistic categorisation.


Gardens of the Roman Empire

Gardens of the Roman Empire

Author: Wilhelmina F. Jashemski

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-12-28

Total Pages: 656

ISBN-13: 1108327036

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In Gardens of the Roman Empire, the pioneering archaeologist Wilhelmina F. Jashemski sets out to examine the role of ancient Roman gardens in daily life throughout the empire. This study, therefore, includes for the first time, archaeological, literary, and artistic evidence about ancient Roman gardens across the entire Roman Empire from Britain to Arabia. Through well-illustrated essays by leading scholars in the field, various types of gardens are examined, from how Romans actually created their gardens to the experience of gardens as revealed in literature and art. Demonstrating the central role and value of gardens in Roman civilization, Jashemski and a distinguished, international team of contributors have created a landmark reference work that will serve as the foundation for future scholarship on this topic. An accompanying digital catalogue will be made available at: www.gardensoftheromanempire.org.


The Impact of the Roman Empire on Landscapes

The Impact of the Roman Empire on Landscapes

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-11-15

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9004411445

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This volume presents the results of the fourteenth workshop of the international network 'Impact of Empire'. It focuses on the ways in which Rome's dominance influenced, changed, and created landscapes, and examines in which ways (Roman) landscapes were narrated and semantically represented. To assess the impact of Rome on landscapes, some of the twenty contributions in this volume analyse functions and implications of newly created infrastructure. Others focus on the consequences of colonisation processes, settlement structures, regional divisions, and legal qualifications of land. Lastly, some contributions consider written and pictorial representations and their effects. In doing so, the volume offers new insights into the notion of ‘Roman landscapes’ and examines their significance for the functioning of the Roman empire.


Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire

Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire

Author: Dr Joanne Berry

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1134778511

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This provocative and often controversial volume examines concepts of ethnicity, citizenship and nationhood, to determine what constituted cultural identity in the Roman Empire. The contributors draw together the most recent research and use diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives from archaeology, classical studies and ancient history to challenge our basic assumptions of Romanization and how parts of Europe became incorporated into a Roman culture. Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire breaks new ground, arguing that the idea of a unified and easily defined Roman culture is over-simplistic, and offering alternative theories and models. This well-documented and timely book presents cultural identity throughout the Roman empire as a complex and diverse issue, far removed from the previous notion of a dichotomy between the Roman invaders and the Barbarian conquered.


Gender and the Body in Greek and Roman Sculpture

Gender and the Body in Greek and Roman Sculpture

Author: Rosemary J. Barrow

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-10-11

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1107039541

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Offers analysis of selected works of ancient art through a critical use of cutting-edge theory from gender studies, body studies, and art history.