Maryl B Gensheimer

Decoration and Display in Rome's Imperial Thermae

Messages of Power and Their Popular Reception at the Baths of Caracalla

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Produktbeschreibung

Across the Roman Empire, ubiquitous archaeological, art historical, and literary evidence attests to the significance of bathing for Romans' routines and relationships. Decoration and Display in Rome's Imperial Thermae presents a detailed analysis of the extensive decoration of the best preserved of these bathing complexes, the Baths of Caracalla (inaugurated 216 CE).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 780g
• ISBN-13: 9780190614782
• ISBN-10: 0190614781
• Artikelnr.: 50987237

Autorenporträt

Maryl B. Gensheimer is Assistant Professor of Roman Art and Archaeology at the University of Maryland.

Inhaltsangabe

* Chapter 1: An Introduction to Baths in Rome and Methodologies of this
Study
* Chapter 2: The Decoration of the Baths of Caracalla
* Chapter 3: Iconographical Programs and Their Importance to the Baths
of Caracalla
* Chapter 4: The Visual Experience and Reception of the Baths of
Caracalla
* Chapter 5: The Power of Place. Where and Why Caracalla's Baths Were
Built
* Conclusion
* Appendix I
* Appendix II
* Bibliography