Politics in the Monuments of Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar

ISBN-13: 9780367521561 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 280 str.

Italy.) Zampieri Eleonora (University of Padua

Opis

This book explores the development of the ideological content of Pompey and Caesar’s monuments in Rome, emphasising the importance of this period as a precursor to imperial propaganda through architecture. Suitable for those studying politics and society of the late Roman Republic, and Roman architecture and patronage.

Recenzje

'A comprehensive, thought-provoking, and innovative account of the competition between Pompey and Caesar in the sphere of monumental building.' - Tom Stevenson, University of Queensland, Australia

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The Protagonists and Their Ideas; 2. The Rising Sun: Pompey’s Monuments and His Three Triumphs; 3. Pacata Gallia? Caesar Keeps an Eye on Rome; 4. After the War, a New Rome; 5. The Building Affairs of Mr. Julius Caesar; 6. Conclusions: Let the City Speak; Appendix A: Maps; Appendix B: Chronology Table.

O autorze

Eleonora Zampieri is Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow in Roman History at the Department of Historical, Geographical and Antiquity Studies of the University of Padua (Italy). Her research interests focus on Roman late Republican politics, elections, and institutions, as well as on provincial governance during the Roman Republic.