Ancient Rome as a museum
Subtitle: power, identity, and the culture of collecting
By: Steven H. Rutledge
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation; Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 395
ISBN-13: 9780199573233
Subjects: Civilization; Art objects; Roman National characteristics; Collectors and collecting
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-337) and indexes.