In this study, the author presents some of the manifestations of art from all over the territory that made up the Roman Empire. The text highlights selected items which particularly represent the achievements and functions of art in the Empire. Architecture and portraiture, at which the Romans excelled, are discussed in detail, the rediscovered paintings at Pompeii and Herculaneum; and the most significant examples of mosaic, jewellery and silverware. There is an assessment of Greek, Etruscan and purely Roman elements in the construction and style of the Empire's art. This survey encompasses...
In this study, the author presents some of the manifestations of art from all over the territory that made up the Roman Empire. The text highlights se...
This text outlines and analyzes the diverse aspects of pagan ritual and culture from human sacrifice and pilgrimage to lunar festivals and tree worship. It includes: a timeline chart to help students with chronology; several large-scale maps to help students with geography; many quotations from sources ancient and modern, frequently translated from the original language, to make the sources accessible to students; a guide to further reading provides a comprehensive overview of ancient pagan religions throughout the European continent.
This text outlines and analyzes the diverse aspects of pagan ritual and culture from human sacrifice and pilgrimage to lunar festivals and tree worshi...
The first book to capture a complete picture of the most important of Greek gods in one reliable volume for almost seventy years, this masterly and comprehensive study brings a new-millennium examination of the fascinating god Zeus.
Broad in scope, the book looks at myth, art, cult, philosophy, drama, theology and European painting amongst much more, and allows us to take seriously what it was to worship and respect the greatest of Greek gods, and to live through the aftershock of the Middle Ages and modern times.
Showing the evidence along the way, Zeus is...
The first book to capture a complete picture of the most important of Greek gods in one reliable volume for almost seventy years, this masterly and...
Religion and the Romans provides a short, modern introduction to religion in the Roman world. It deals with the public and private nature of religion at Rome itself, and looks at the native cults of the empire, with special reference to Gaul, as well as considering how the exotic cults such as those of Isis and Mithras were viewed. Finally, a fresh look is taken at the conflict of Christianity with the inhabitants and authorities of the empire, from Nero to Constantine and beyond.
This lively and accessible book will prove invaluable to students of the classical world providing a...
Religion and the Romans provides a short, modern introduction to religion in the Roman world. It deals with the public and private nature of religi...
