Title: The Roman imperial mausoleum in late antiquity
Description: This text is a comprehensive study of the mausolea of the later Roman emperors. Mark Johnson examines the symbolism and function of the mausolea, demonstrating for the first time that these monuments served as temples and shrines to the divinized emperors.
Subjects: Burial, Kings and rulers, Social life and customs, Tombs, Antiquities, Roman Architecture, Emperors, Rome, Roman Art, Mausoleums, History, Sepulchral monuments, Rome, antiquities, Emperors, rome, Rome, history, kings, 753-510 b.c., Rome, social life and customs, Art, roman, Architecture, roman
Places: Rome