Roman imperial statue bases : from Augustus to Commodus / Jakob Munk Hjte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hjte, Jakob Munk.

Series:

Acta Jutlandica ; 80:2.

Acta Jutlandica. Humanities series ; 78.

Aarhus studies in Mediterranean antiquity ; 7.

Aarhus studies in Mediterranean antiquity ; 7

Acta Jutlandica ; 80:2. Humanities series ; 78

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bases (Architecture).

Statues--Rome.

Statues.

Sculpture, Roman.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (658 p.)

Place of Publication:

Aarhus : Aarhus University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume includes a catalogue of 2,300 known statue bases from nearly 800 sites throughout the Roman Empire. Moreover, since it covers a period of 250 years, it allows for the first time consistent geographic, chronological and commemorative patterns to emerge.

Contents:

Front Matter; Preface; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Introduction; Types of Monuments; Dating the Inscriptions from Imperial Statue Bases; The Applicability of the Evidence of the Statue Bases to the Extant Portraits; The Geographical Distribution of Imperial Portrait Statues; Statues Dedicated Before and After a Reign; Occasions for Erecting Imperial Statues; Dedicators of Roman Imperial Statues; Conclusion; Bibliography; Introduction to the Catalogue; Abbreviations and Bibliography for Catalogue; Catalogue of Statue Bases Arranged According to Emperor; Statistical Analysis, Emperors

Statistical Analysis, GeographicalStatistical Analysis, Comparative; Chronological Distribution (Histograms); Geographical Distribution (Distribution Maps)

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Aarhus, 2001).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9788779349063

8779349064

OCLC:

560428483