The Column Of Marcus Aurelius

Author : Martin Beckmann
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 0807877778
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Column of Marcus Aurelius written by Martin Beckmann and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important monuments of Imperial Rome and at the same time one of the most poorly understood, the Column of Marcus Aurelius has long stood in the shadow of the Column of Trajan. In The Column of Marcus Aurelius, Martin Beckmann makes a thorough study of the form, content, and meaning of this infrequently studied monument. Beckmann employs a new approach to the column, one that focuses on the process of its creation and construction, to uncover the cultural significance of the column to the Romans of the late second century A.D. Using clues from ancient sources and from the monument itself, this book traces the creative process step by step from the first decision to build the monument through the processes of planning and construction to the final carving of the column's relief decoration. The conclusions challenge many of the widely held assumptions about the value of the column's 700-foot-long frieze as a historical source. By reconstructing the creative process of the column's sculpture, Beckmann opens up numerous new paths of analysis not only to the Column of Marcus Aurelius but also to Roman imperial art and architecture in general.

Author : Filippo Coarelli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788886599795
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Column of Marcus Aurelius written by Filippo Coarelli and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Iain M. Ferris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hate and War written by Iain M. Ferris and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A description and analysis of some of the most graphically violent and harrowing scenes of warfare from Ancient Rome

Author : Filippo Coarelli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Column of Marcus Aurelius written by Filippo Coarelli and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Péter Kovács
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004166394
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marcus Aureliusa Rain Miracle and the Marcomannic Wars written by Péter Kovács and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rain and lightning miracles are the best-known events of Marcus Aurelius' northern wars. Several pagan and Christian versions existed in Antiquity. The author studies and publishes for the first time all the sources and the development of the legend from Antiquity to the 14th century.

Author : Martin Beckmann
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807834610
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Column of Marcus Aurelius written by Martin Beckmann and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important monuments of Imperial Rome and at the same time one of the most poorly understood, the Column of Marcus Aurelius has long stood in the shadow of the Column of Trajan. In The Column of Marcus Aurelius, Martin Beckmann makes

Author : Marcel van Ackeren
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118219848
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Marcus Aurelius written by Marcel van Ackeren and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-04-02 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A COMPANION TO MARCUS AURELIUS Considered the last of the “Five Good Emperors,” Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire from ad 161 until his death in 180 – yet his influence on philosophy continues to resonate in the modern age through his Meditations. A Companion to Marcus Aurelius presents the first comprehensive collection of essays to explore all essential facets relating to contemporary Marcus Aurelius studies. Featuring contributions from top international scholars in relevant fields, initial readings provide an overview of source material by addressing such topics as manuscript transmission, historical written sources, archaeological evidence, artifacts, and coins. Readings continue with state-of-the-art discussions of various aspects of Marcus Aurelius – his personal biography; political, cultural, and intellectual background; and aspects of his role as emperor, reformer of administration, military leader, and lawgiver. His Meditations are analyzed in detail, including the form of the book, his way of writing, and the various aspects of his philosophy. The final series of readings addresses evolving aspects of his reception. A Companion to Marcus Aurelius offers important new insights on a figure of late antiquity whose unique voice has withstood the centuries to influence contemporary life.

Author : Frank McLynn
Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 0306818302
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marcus Aurelius written by Frank McLynn and published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critically acclaimed author McLynn pens this masterful and long-overdue biography of Marcus Aurelius, whose life as a philosopher, soldier, and emperor still resonates with contemporary relevance. b&w photographs throughout.

Author : Sheila Dillon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521848172
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Representations of War in Ancient Rome written by Sheila Dillon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-05-15 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War suffused Roman life to a degree unparalleled in other ancient societies. Through a combination of obsessive discipline and frenzied (though carefully orchestrated) brutality, Rome's armies conquered most of the lands stretching from Scotland to Syria, and the Black Sea to Gibraltar. The place of war in Roman culture has been studied in historical terms, but this is the first book to examine the ways in which Romans represented war, in both visual imagery and in literary accounts. Audience reception and the reconstruction of display contexts are recurrent themes here, as is the language of images: a language that is sometimes explicit and at other times allusive in its representation of war. The chapters encompass a wide variety of art media (architecture, painting, sculpture, building, relief, coin), and they focus on the towering period of Roman power and international influence: the 3rd century B.C. to the 2nd century A.D.

Author : Filippo Coarelli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Column of Trajan written by Filippo Coarelli and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: