The Roman orator and the sacred stage
Subtitle: the Roman "templum rostratum"
By: Roger B. Ulrich.
Series: Collection Latomus ;; v. 222
Publisher: Latomus; Peeters; Peeters Publishers
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Bruxelles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
Subjects: Temples -- Rome.; Political oratory -- Rome.; Architecture and state -- Rome.
Description: Examines a particular group of Roman temples built with a façade speakers' platform, which were apparently used for both religious and political activities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-332) and index.
Table of contents: title: The origins of the "templum rostratum" plan : sixth-second centuries B.C.; title: Early Rome and the "templum rostratum"; title: Julius Caesar and the Temple of Venus Genetrix; title: Augustus, Rome, and the "templum rostratum"; title: The "templum rostratum" beyond the walls of Rome : Italy and Europe; title: The "templum rostratum" in North Africa.