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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 393 pages (illustrations)) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-337) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780199573233 0199573239 9780191804441 0191804444 |