The Column of Marcus Aurelius : the genesis & meaning of a Roman imperial monument / Martin Beckmann.

Author/creator Beckmann, Martin
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2011.
Descriptionix, 248 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy)
Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy)--History.
Relief (Sculpture), Ancient--Italy. --Rome.
Friezes--Italy. --Rome.
Monuments--Social aspects. --Rome. --History.
Monuments--Political aspects. --Rome. --History.
Imperialism--Social aspects. --Rome. --History.
Rome (Italy)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Rome--History. --Marcus Aurelius, 161-180.
Rome--History. --Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

SeriesStudies in the history of Greece and Rome
Studies in the history of Greece and Rome. ^A371494
Contents The date and purpose of the column -- The dust of northern warfare : choice of location -- Form & function -- Planning & construction -- The frieze : concept & draft -- Carving the frieze -- The frieze as history -- The frieze as art -- Viewing the column -- Epilogue : the columns of Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Arcadius.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 233-242) and index.
LCCN 2010047523
ISBN9780807834619 (cloth: alk. paper)
ISBN0807834610 (cloth: alk. paper)

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