Roman imperialism and civic patronage : form, meaning, and ideology in monumental fountain complexes...
Roman imperialism and civic patronage : form, meaning, and ideology in monumental fountain complexes...
Roman imperialism and civic patronage : form, meaning, and ideology in monumental fountain complexes / Brenda Longfellow.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Date
2011.
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N725.94093/1
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English
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xiv, 275 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- 1. Precedents for Roman monumental civic fountains -- 2. Innovative designs: the Flavian fountains in Rome -- 3. Rome in the provinces: monumental civic fountains dedicated to Domitian and Trajan -- 4. Emperors abroad: Hadrian and Roman nymphaea in Greece -- 5. Variation and innovati...
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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England
Date Published
2011.
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"In this book, Brenda Longfellow examines one of the features of Roman Imperial cities, the monumental civic fountain. Built in cities throughout the Roman Empire during the first through third centuries AD, these fountains were imposing in size, frequently adorned with grand sculptures, and often placed in highly trafficked areas. Over twenty-five...
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Roman imperialism and civic patronage : form, meaning, and ideology in monumental fountain complexes / Brenda Longfellow.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-271) and index.
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N725.94093/1
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74Vv6N4Ly5E3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv6N4Ly5E3
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0521194938
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725.940937
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991006921889702626
