Art & Architecture

ISBN: 9781842174111
Published by : Oxbow Books
The result of forty years of study, this book offers an overview of the most common find, after coins, on sites in Roman Britain, the brooch. Used basically to hold outer clothing together, it was always on view and was usually decorative. Base... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842174265
Published by : Oxbow Books
In Ancient Italy, temples were adorned with full-figure architectural terracotta images such as acroteria, statuary groups and high reliefs. These terracottas mostly show complex scenes of gods and heroes, legendary battles and mythical animal... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841940724
Published by : East Anglian Archaeology
Series: East Anglian Archaeology Monograph
Volume: 137
This volume presents the results of published and unpublished excavations in Roman Great Chesterford and an account of the origins and development of the town. The principal archive sources were the antiquarian excavations of the mid-19th centu... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783895006982
Published by : Reichert Verlag
Series: PALILIA
Volume: 19
The abundance of water in Roman cities was celebrated in antiquity and became manifest in numerous different buildings. The present study discusses public and private fountains, important waterworks that provided most of the drinking and service w... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783895007064
Published by : Reichert Verlag
Series: PALILIA
Volume: 20
During the Republican era, Rome was considered a demilitarized zone. Augustus's rule marked the first time soldiers were stationed in the capital of the Empire and it is therefore a crucial turning point between Republic and Principate. 10,000 to ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783895006555
Published by : Reichert Verlag
Series: Archaologische Forschungen
Volume: 26
The study investigates the appearance and further development of architectural orders in the major Greek colonies in the North Pontus, especially in the main cities Tyras, Olbia, Chersonesos and Pantikapaion. Special attention is paid to the qu... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780300155198
Published by : Yale University Press
The Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor was one of those buried and preserved by the erpution of Vesuvius in AD 79; many of its painted wall panels are now in the Metropolitan Museum New York. This book details recent conservation work on the fre... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521766524
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Laura Nasrallah argues that early Christian literature addressed to Greeks and Romans is best understood when read in tandem with the archaeological remains of Roman antiquity. She examines second-century Christianity by looking at the world in... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781107644991
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Laura Nasrallah argues that early Christian literature addressed to Greeks and Romans is best understood when read in tandem with the archaeological remains of Roman antiquity. She examines second-century Christianity by looking at the world in... .... Learn More