From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years
What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book--against a background of today's "sculpture wars"--Mary Beard tells the story of how for more than two millennia portraits of the rich, powerful, and famous in the western world have been shaped by the image of Roman emperors, especially the "twelve Caesars," from the ruthless Julius Caesar to the fly-torturing Domitian. Twelve Caesars asks why these murderous autocrats have loomed so large in art from antiquity and the Renaissance to today, when hapless leaders are still caricatured as Neros fiddling while Rome burns. Beginning with the importance of imperial portraits in Roman politics, this richly illustrated book offers a tour through 2,000 years of art and cultural history, presenting a fresh look at works by artists from Memling and Mantegna to the nineteenth-century African American sculptor Edmonia Lewis, as well as by generations of now-forgotten weavers, cabinetmakers, silversmiths, printers, and ceramicists. Rather than a story of a simple repetition of stable, blandly conservative images of imperial men and women, Twelve Caesars is an unexpected tale of changing identities, clueless or deliberate misidentifications, fakes, and often ambivalent representations of authority. From Beard's reconstruction of Titian's extraordinary lost Room of the Emperors to her reinterpretation of Henry VIII's famous Caesarian tapestries, Twelve Caesars includes some fascinating detective work and offers a gripping story of some of the most challenging and disturbing portraits of power ever created. Published in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Автор: Burns, Jasper Название: Great Women of Imperial Rome ISBN: 0415408989 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415408981 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8879.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Caesar Название: The Gallic War ISBN: 0199540268 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199540266 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: от 1024.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть
Описание: The Gallic War, published on the eve of the civil war which led to the end of the Roman Republic, is an autobiographical account written by one of the most famous figures of European history. This new translation reflects the purity of Caesar`s Latin while preserving the pace and flow of his momentous narrative. As well as an introduction and notes, this edition offers maps, a table of dates, and a glossary.
Автор: Peter Wilcox Название: Rome`s Enemies (2) ISBN: 0850456061 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780850456066 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 1929.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In 390 BC, a Gallic army marched on Rome. A confident Roman army of about 15,000 men that was sent to bar the way, was destroyed. Three days after the Battle of Allia, the Gauls entered Rome, much of which they burned, and demanded a huge bounty of gold to leave the city.
During the weighing procedure, Brennus, the Gallic leader, is said to have thrown his sword on to the scales with the words 'Vae victis' - 'Woe to the defeated'. A sentiment the Gauls were soon to experience first hand. This fascinating work by Peter Wilcox explores the history, dress and equipment of Rome's Celtic enemies.
Автор: Meyer Название: Caesars Monarchie und das Principat des Pompejus ISBN: 1108032680 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108032681 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The distinguished German classicist Eduard Meyer (1855-1930) published this book in 1918; this reissue reproduces the 1922 printing. With close reference to Latin sources, Meyer describes the careers of Caesar and Pompey, and analyses the complex political situation in Rome in its socio-economic and military contexts.
Описание: In this volume, Garcea brings together for the first time the fragments of Caesar`s De Analogia with a complete translation and commentary. Contextualising the text and its subsequent translation in Pliny and Romanus, Garcea presents the issues raised by means of comparison with the texts of Caesar`s interlocutors.
Автор: Miryana Dimitrova Название: Julius Caesar`s Self-Created Image and Its Dramatic Afterlife ISBN: 1350117307 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350117303 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 5226.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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The book explores the extent to which aspects of Julius Caesar's self-representation in his commentaries, constituent themes and characterization have been appropriated or contested across the English dramatic canon from the late 1500s until the end of the 19th century.
Caesar, in his own words, constructs his image as a supreme commander characterised by exceptional celerity and mercifulness; he is also defined by the heightened sense of self-dramatization achieved by the self-referential use of the third person and emerges as a quasi-divine hero inhabiting a literary-historical reality. Channelled through Lucan's epic Bellum Civile and ancient historiography, these Caesarean qualities reach drama and take the shape of ambivalent hubris, political role-playing, self-institutionalization, and an exceptional relationship with temporality.
Focusing on major dramatic texts with rich performance history, such as Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Handel's opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto and Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra but also a number of lesser known early modern plays, the book encompasses different levels of drama's active engagement with the process of reception of Caesar's iconic and controversial personality.
Автор: Burns, Jasper Название: Great Women of Imperial Rome ISBN: 0415408970 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415408974 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Damon, Cynthia Batstone, William Название: Caesar`s civil war ISBN: 0195165101 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195165104 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 15048.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Presents the story of Caesar`s contest with the Pompeian party through nineteen months of the civil war. This work offers an account of the troubled Roman empire near the turn to the common era. It shows the brilliance for which Caesar`s oratory, like his generalship, was known. It includes maps, an explanation of technical terms and a glossary.
Автор: Miryana Dimitrova Название: Julius Caesar`s Self-Created Image and Its Dramatic Afterlife ISBN: 1474245757 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474245753 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 19008.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
The book explores the extent to which aspects of Julius Caesar's self-representation in his commentaries, constituent themes and characterization have been appropriated or contested across the English dramatic canon from the late 1500s until the end of the 19th century.
Caesar, in his own words, constructs his image as a supreme commander characterised by exceptional celerity and mercifulness; he is also defined by the heightened sense of self-dramatization achieved by the self-referential use of the third person and emerges as a quasi-divine hero inhabiting a literary-historical reality. Channelled through Lucan's epic Bellum Civile and ancient historiography, these Caesarean qualities reach drama and take the shape of ambivalent hubris, political role-playing, self-institutionalization, and an exceptional relationship with temporality.
Focusing on major dramatic texts with rich performance history, such as Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Handel's opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto and Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra but also a number of lesser known early modern plays, the book encompasses different levels of drama's active engagement with the process of reception of Caesar's iconic and controversial personality.
Описание: Military history at its best the story of Julius Caesar's most famous legion In this thoroughly researched regimental history, Stephen Dando--Collins brings to life the celebrated 10th Legion a unit that Julius Caesar formed in 61 b.c. From the conquestGaul and the civil war against Pompey to the a.d. 70 siege of Jerusalem and then Masada, we get a close--up view of the 10th's astounding string of victories and a fascinating look at the lives of ordinary Roman soldiers. "A unique and splendidly researched story...Written in readable, popular style, Caesar's Legion is a must for military buffs and anyone interested in Roman history at a critical point in European civilization." T. R. Fehrenbach, author of This Kind of War, Lone Star, and Comanches Stephen Dando--Collins is an Australian--born researcher, editor, and author who has spent the last three decades identifying and studying Roman legions of the late republic and empire.
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