Twelve Caesars : images of power from the ancient world to the modern / Mary Beard.
Twelve Caesars : images of power from the ancient world to the modern / Mary Beard.
Twelve Caesars : images of power from the ancient world to the modern / Mary Beard.
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
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G 2021/2470
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English
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Physical content
xi, 376 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
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text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Preface -- The Emperor on the mall: an introduction -- Who's who in the twelve Caesars -- Coins and portraits, ancient and modern -- The twelve Caesars, more or less -- The most famous Caesars of them all -- Satire, subversion and assassination -- Caesar's wife... above suspicion? -- Afterword -- Ap...
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2021]
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Summary
"From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years. What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In thi...
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Twelve Caesars : images of power from the ancient world to the modern / Mary Beard.
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The A.W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts ; 2011
Bollingen series ; xxxv:60
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-357) and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/2470
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74VKaXzDZBrA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXzDZBrA
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ISBN
0691222363
9780691222363
DDC
709.0216
MMS ID
991024435427402626
