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- catalog abstract ""In this reappraisal of the art and architecture of ancient Rome, Eve D'Ambra focuses on the personal, social and cultural identity of its subjects. The acquisition of art, whether the purchase of copies of Greek statuary, the construction of a sumptuous villa or the commissioning of a portrait head, played a crucial role in Roman society in which displays of wealth and culture were necessary to gain and maintain power. The question of identity is key to understanding the nature of the Roman empire, which seemed infinitely expandable at its peak, welcomed foreigners to become Romans, freed slaves to citizen status and allowed social mobility within a strictly hierarchical social order."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11116126.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""In this reappraisal of the art and architecture of ancient Rome, Eve D'Ambra focuses on the personal, social and cultural identity of its subjects. The acquisition of art, whether the purchase of copies of Greek statuary, the construction of a sumptuous villa or the commissioning of a portrait head, played a crucial role in Roman society in which displays of wealth and culture were necessary to gain and maintain power. The question of identity is key to understanding the nature of the Roman empire, which seemed infinitely expandable at its peak, welcomed foreigners to become Romans, freed slaves to citizen status and allowed social mobility within a strictly hierarchical social order."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-172) and index.".
- catalog description "Maps -- Introduction -- The social order -- The city and urban space -- Portraiture and commemoration -- Houses and painted interiors -- The limits of empire -- Timeline -- Bibliography -- Picture credits -- Index.".
- catalog extent "176 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521644631 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Rome.".
- catalog subject "Architecture, Roman.".
- catalog subject "Art and society Rome.".
- catalog subject "Art patronage Rome.".
- catalog subject "Art, Roman.".
- catalog subject "N5760 .D435 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "Maps -- Introduction -- The social order -- The city and urban space -- Portraiture and commemoration -- Houses and painted interiors -- The limits of empire -- Timeline -- Bibliography -- Picture credits -- Index.".
- catalog title "Roman art / Eve D'Ambra.".
- catalog type "text".