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Destinations in mind : portraying places on the Roman Empire's souvenirs /

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Destinations in Mind explores how objects depicting distant sites helped Romans understand their vast empire. At a time when many cities were written about but only a few were represented in art, four distinct sets of artifacts circulated new information. Engraved silver cups list all the stops from...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cassibry, Kimberly (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Rome > Antiquities.
Souvenirs (Keepsakes) > Rome > History.
Rome > In art.
Material culture > Rome > History.
Social archaeology > Rome.
Table of Contents:
  • On the road : from Gades to Rome on the itinerary cups
  • At the Games : charioteers and gladiators on spectacle cups
  • On the border : Hadrian's wall on the Fort Pans
  • By the sea : Baiae and Puteoli on the Bay Bottles.