Greece and the Augustan Cultural Revolution

ISBN-13: 9781107012110 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 319 str.

A J S Spawforth

Opis

An examination of the reflections of the Augustan cultural revolution in the cities and sanctuaries of Roman Greece.

Recenzje

"It is a skillful, provocative, beautifully flawed work that annoyed and delighted in equal measure, and is essential reading for anyone working on Roman Greece or issues of cultural interaction more broadly. Spawforth will be at our backs for some time to come." --BMCR

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Greece and the Augustan age; 2. Athenian eloquence and Spartan arms; 3. The noblest actions of the Greeks; 4. The gifts of the gods; 5. Constructed beauty; 6. Hadrian and the legacy of Augustus; Conclusion.