Aegyptiaca Romana : nilotic scenes and the Roman views of Egypt / by M.J. Versluys.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Versluys, M. J.

Series:

Religions in the Graeco-Roman world 0927-7633 ; v. 144.

Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, 0927-7633 ; v. 144

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rome--Civilization--Egyptian influences.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Civilization.

Rome--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

Art, Egyptian--Rome.

Art, Egyptian.

Art, Roman--Egyptian influences.

Art, Roman.

Egypt--Religion--332 B.C.-640 A.D.

Egypt.

Religion.

Rome--Religion.

Physical Description:

xiv, 509 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston, MA : Brill, 2002.

Contents:

1. The relations between Rome and Egypt

1.1 Political aspects 4

1.2 Economic aspects 8

1.3 Religious aspects 9

1.4 Cultural aspects 13

2. 'Forschungsgeschichte' and present status quaestionis

2.1 The character of the 19th and 20th century research tradition 15

2.2 The great interest in Isis further examined 17

2.3 Illustrative points of scholarly discussion 22

3. Nilotic landscapes: unused source material

3.2 Status quaestionis 28

4. Set-up and aim of the research 34

II Corpus Figurarum Niloticarum

1 Italy

1.1 Latium 43

1.1.1 Ostia 43

1.1.2 Palestrina 52

1.1.3 Priverno 55

1.1.4 Rome 58

1.2 Campania 90

1.2.1 Boscoreale 90

1.2.2 Herculaneum 92

1.2.3 Pompeii 94

1.2.4 Pozzuoli 160

1.2.5 Stabiae 162

1.2.6 Unknown 167

1.3 Other provinces 171

1.3.1 Samnium (Tivoli) 171

1.3.2 Picenum (Ancona) 172

1.3.3 Umbria (Collemancio) 173

1.3.4 Etruria (Santa Severa) 174

1.3.5 Venetia et Histria (Brescia) 175

2 North Africa

2.1 Numidia 177

2.1.1 Timgad 177

2.2 Africa Proconsularis 178

2.2.1 El Alia 178

2.2.2 El Djem 181

2.2.3 Sousse 183

2.3 Africa Tripolitania 185

2.3.1 Lepcis Magna 185

2.3.2 Uadi ez Zgaia 190

2.3.3 Zliten 191

2.4 Cyrenaica 195

2.4.1 Cyrene 195

2.4.2 Qasr-el-Lebia 196

3 Egypt

3.1 Delta 197

3.2 Tell Roba 198

3.3 Unknown 199

4 European provinces

4.1 Hispania 200

4.1.1 Merida 200

4.1.2 Italica 204

4.1.3 Puente Genil 207

4.2 Gallia 209

4.2.1 Lyon 209

4.2.2 Mercin et Vaux 210

4.2.3 Roches de Condrieu 211

4.2.4 Villars 212

4.2.5 Villelaure 212

4.3 Pannonia 214

4.3.1 Egyed 214

4.3.2 Szekesfehevar 215

4.4 Illyricum 216

4.4.1 Perm 216

4.5 Dalmatia 216

4.5.1 Salonae 216

4.6 Graecia 217

4.6.1 Kenchreai 217

4.6.2 Corinth 219

4.6.3 Patras 221

4.6.4 Thebes 222

4.6.5 Delos 223

5 Near Eastern provinces

5.1 Syria 224

5.1.1 Antiochia 224

5.1.2 Hama 225

5.1.3 Qumnir el-Qubli 226

5.2 Palaestina 226

5.2.1 Beth Shean 226

5.2.2 Beit Jibrin 227

5.2.3 Et-Tabgha 228

5.2.4 Hadita 230

5.2.5 Sepphoris 232

5.2.6 Zay al-Gharby 235

III Nilotic scenes in the Roman world. Interpretation and contextualisation

1. Topographical distribution 239

2. Chronological distribution 241

2.1 Latium 242

2.2 Campania 242

2.3 Other provinces in Italy 244

2.4 North Africa 244

2.5 Egypt 244

2.6 European provincies 245

2.7 Near Eastern provinces 245

3. Contextual distribution 248

3.1 Contextual distribution by topographical area 249

3.1.1 Latium 249

3.1.2 Campania 249

3.1.3 Other provinces in Italy 250

3.1.4 North Africa 250

3.1.5 Egypt 250

3.1.6 European provinces 250

3.1.7 Near Eastern provinces 250

3.2 Further examination of the contexts 251

3.2.1 Nilotic scenes in public buildings 252

3.2.2 Nilotic scenes in houses and villae 253

3.2.3 Nilotic scenes in sanctuaries 259

3.2.4 Nilotic scenes in funerary contexts 260

4. An inventory of the elements depicted and their meaning 261

4.1 The landscape 262

4.1.1 The flood 262

4.1.2 Flora 263

4.1.3 Fauna 265

4.2 Buildings and means of transport 269

4.2.1 Sanctuaries 270

4.2.2 Nilometers 271

4.2.3 Houses and villae 271

4.2.4 Tombs 272

4.2.5 Boats 273

4.3 The population 274

4.3.1 Egyptians 274

4.3.2 Greeks 275

4.3.3 Dwarves and pygmies 275

4.3.4 Others 277

4.4 Activities 278

4.4.1 Rituals 278

4.4.1.1 The burial of Osiris 279

4.4.1.2 Rituals around the Nile flood 279

4.4.1.3 The hunting of crocodiles and hippopotami 280

4.4.2 The flood festivities 281

4.4.3 Sexual scenes and symplegmata 282

4.4.4 Battles with Nilotic fauna 283

4.4.5 Daily life 284

5. Nilotic scenes in the Roman world: development and occurrence 285

6. Nilotic scenes in the Roman world: a reconstruction of the function 294

IV Roman Aegyptiaca

1. Other Egyptian and egyptianising monuments and artefacts in the Roman world 304

1.1 Italy 306

1.1.1 Aegyptiaca in pre-Roman Italy 307

1.1.2 Religious contexts 308

1.1.3 Non-religious contexts 313

1.1.4 Synthesis 314

1.2 North Africa 316

1.3 European provinces 317

1.4 Near Eastern provinces 320

1.5 Synthesis and conclusion 321

2. An example further investigated: Rome 323

2.1 Egyptian and egyptianising artefacts in Rome 325

2.1.2 Status quaestionis 329

2.2 Region II-IV

2.2.1 The Iseum Metellinum on the Caelius 336

2.2.2 A sanctuary for Isis and Sarapis in region III? 338

2.2.3 A sacellum in the Castra Misenatium? 344

2.2.4 Eyptian motifs in wall-paintings in the Domus Aurea 344

2.3 Region V

2.3.1 Egyptian motifs in opus sectile in the house of Iunius Bassus 345

2.3.2 A lararium near S. Martino ai Monti 345

2.3.3 A sanctuary for Isis Patricia? 346

2.3.4 An egyptianising nymphaeum near S. Eusebio 346

2.3.5 The obelisk of the Circus Varianus 347

2.3.6 A statue of Cleopatra? 347

2.4 Region VI

2.4.1 A Serapeum on the Quirinal 348

2.4.2 A naophoros in the Castra Praetoria 349

2.4.3 Egyptianising furnishings in the horti Sallustiani 349

2.5 Region VII-IX

2.5.1 A temple for Isis Capitolina? 350

2.5.2 Egyptian motifs as control-marks on Republican coins 351

2.5.3 Aegyptiaca found near the theatre of Marcellus and the Forum Boarium 351

2.5.4 The Iseum Campense on the Campus Martius 353

2.5.5 Delta: another egyptianising context on the Campus Martius? 356

2.5.6 Egyptianising architectural elements at the mausoleum of Augustus 357

2.5.7 The sundial on the Campus Martius 357

2.5.8 The pyramid near Piazza del Popolo 358

2.6 Region X

2.6.1 Egyptianising paintings in the Aula Isiaca and the Casa di Augusto 358

2.6.2 Egyptianising relief plates decorating the temple of Apollo 359

2.6.3 An isiac shrine in the Domus Tiberiana 360

2.6.4 An isiac shrine in the Domus Flavia 360

2.6.5 The tomb of Antinous? 361

2.7 Region XI-XIII

2.7.1 Obelisks in the Circus Maximus 362

2.7.2 Egyptianising contexts in region XII 363

2.7.3 An Iseum near S. Sabina? 365

2.7.4 Aegyptiaca found in sanctuaries for Jupiter Dolichenus and Mithras 366

2.7.5 The pyramid of Cestius 367

2.8 Region XIV and other Aegyptiaca

2.8.1 A relief with Egyptian gods from the Via della Conciliazione 368

2.8.2 Egyptianising paintings in the necropolis under S.

Pietro 369

2.8.3 'In loco detto Egitto' 369

2.8.4 A Ptolemaic vase from vigna Bonelli 370

2.8.5 An 'oriental' sanctuary on the Gianicolo 370

2.8.6 An obelisk on Tiber island 371

2.8.7 Aegyptiaca found in the Tiber 371

2.8.8 Aegyptiaca extra muros 372

2.8.9 Aegyptiaca from Rome from unknown context 373

3. Aegyptiaca Romana: the meanings of a cultural phenomenon 376

V The Roman discourse on Egypt reconstructed

1. Imagining the Other: a theoretical framework 389

1.1 The European perception of the Americas after 1492 390

1.2 Europe and the non-European Other 395

1.3 The European imagination of Egypt from the Middle Ages onwards 397

1.3.1 Egyptomania 399

1.3.2 Orientalism 401

1.4 The French depiction of Africa at the end of the 19th century 404

1.5 The cultures of colonial projects 404

1.6 The European colonisation of Egypt 407

1.7 Persisting myths 409

1.8 Modern America in European eyes: a look into the future? 411

2. Rome and the Other: general aspects 413

2.1 Romans and Germans: Tacitus' Germania 413

2.2 Romans and Greeks 415

2.3 Romans and Blacks 417

2.4 Foreigners in Rome 420

3. The Roman image of Egypt 422

3.1 Roman literary sources concerning Egypt, Egyptians and the Egyptian presence in the Roman world 423

3.1.1 From the third century BC onwards to Catullus 426

3.1.2 Poets around Octavian 429

3.1.3 The first centuries AD 431

3.2 Other Roman sources in relation to the discourse on Egypt and Egyptian culture 435.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [478]-489) and index.

ISBN:

9004124403

OCLC:

50028708