Ancient Rome as a museum : power, identity, and the culture of collecting
Rutledge, Steven HAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2012.
This volume considers how cultural objects from the Roman Empire came to reflect, construct, and challenge Roman perceptions of power and identity. Rutledge argues that Roman cultural values are indicated in part by what sort of materials Romans deemed worthy of display and how they chose to display, view, and preserve them.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume considers how cultural objects from the Roman Empire came to reflect, construct, and challenge Roman perceptions of power and identity. Rutledge argues that Roman cultural values are indicated in part by what sort of materials Romans deemed worthy of display and how they chose to display, view, and preserve them.
Description based on print version record.
Art objects
National characteristics, Roman
Regions & Countries - Europe
History & Archaeology
Italy