Samuli Simelius

Pompeian Peristyle Gardens (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines how Pompeian peristyle gardens were utilized to represent the socioeconomic status of Roman homeowners, introducing fresh perspectives and critiques on how these spaces were designed, used, and perceived. Suitable for students and scholars of art history, classics, archaeology, and social history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000610031
• Artikelnr.: 63907619

Autorenporträt

Dr Samuli Simelius is a teacher of ancient cultures in the University of Helsinki, Finland, and a post-doctoral researcher in the project Law, Governance and Space: Questioning the Foundations of the Republican Tradition (funded by the European Research Council). He wrote his doctoral dissertation on Pompeian peristyle gardens.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction, 2. Pompeian peristyle gardens, 3. Why were peristyles built in Pompeian houses?, 4. The parameters of socioeconomic display, 5. Classification of peristyles according to their means of economic display, 6. The economic display functions of peristyles: The social influence and trends in peristyles, 7. The social status of Pompeian peristyle owners, 8. Conclusion.

Rezensionen

"S.'s book is a valuable addition to such an expansive discourse that clearly fulfils the author's overarching aim, providing readers with a thought-provoking examination of the different levels of wealth and social status that were transmitted by Pompeian peristyles." - The Classical Review