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Book The Cult of Castor and Pollux in Ancient Rome

Download or read book The Cult of Castor and Pollux in Ancient Rome written by Amber Gartrell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dioscuri first appeared at the Battle of Lake Regillus in 496 BC to save the new Republic. Receiving a temple in the Forum in gratitude, the gods continued to play an important role in Roman life for centuries and took on new responsibilities as the needs of the society evolved. Protectors of elite horsemen, boxers and sailors, they also served as guarantors of the Republic's continuation and, eventually, as models for potential future emperors. Over the course of centuries, the cult and its temples underwent many changes. In this book, Amber Gartrell explores the evolution of the cult. Drawing on a range of methodological approaches and a wide range of ancient evidence, she focuses on four key aspects: the gods' two temples in Rome, their epiphanies, their protection of varied groups, and their role as divine parallels for imperial heirs, revealing how religion, politics and society interacted and influenced each other.

Book The Architecture of Roman Temples

Download or read book The Architecture of Roman Temples written by John W. Stamper and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-02-16 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the development of Roman temple architecture from its earliest history in the sixth century BC to the reigns of Hadrian and the Antonines in the second century AD. John Stamper analyzes the temples' formal qualities, the public spaces in which they were located and, most importantly, the authority of precedent in their designs. He also traces Rome's temple architecture as it evolved over time and how it accommodated changing political and religious contexts, as well as the affects of new stylistic influences.

Book Stories in Stone from the Roman Forum

Download or read book Stories in Stone from the Roman Forum written by Isabel Lovell and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories behind the greatest structures of ancient Rome, including Julius Caesar's Basilica and Temple, the Temple of Vesta, the Temple of Castor and Pollux, the Forum, and more.

Book The Temple of Castor and Pollux

Download or read book The Temple of Castor and Pollux written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Temple of Castor and Pollux

Download or read book The Temple of Castor and Pollux written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Temple of Castor and Pollux Ii 1

Download or read book The Temple of Castor and Pollux Ii 1 written by Pia Guldager Bilde and published by L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER. This book was released on 2008 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Domitian   s Rome and the Augustan Legacy

Download or read book Domitian s Rome and the Augustan Legacy written by Raymond Marks and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combines material and literary cultural approaches to the study of the reception of Augustus and his age during the reign of the emperor Domitian

Book The Temple of Castor and Pollux

Download or read book The Temple of Castor and Pollux written by Siri Sande and published by L'Erma Di Bretschneider. This book was released on 1992 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Temple of Castor and Pollux

Download or read book The Temple of Castor and Pollux written by Pia Guldager Bilde and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Roman Forum

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  • Author : Gilbert J. Gorski
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2015-06-11
  • ISBN : 131606039X
  • Pages : 465 pages

Download or read book The Roman Forum written by Gilbert J. Gorski and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Roman Forum was in many ways the heart of the Roman Empire. Today, the Forum exists in a fragmentary state, having been destroyed and plundered by barbarians, aristocrats, citizens and priests over the past two millennia. Enough remains, however, for archaeologists to reconstruct its spectacular buildings and monuments. This richly illustrated volume provides an architectural history of the central section of the Roman Forum during the Empire (31 BCE–476 CE), from the Temple of Julius Caesar to the monuments on the slope of the Capitoline hill. Bringing together state-of-the-art technology in architectural illustration and the expertise of a prominent Roman archaeologist, this book offers a unique reconstruction of the Forum, providing architectural history, a summary of each building's excavation and research, scaled digital plans, elevations, and reconstructed aerial images that not only shed light on the Forum's history but vividly bring it to life. With this book, scholars, students, architects and artists will be able to visualize for the first time since antiquity the character, design and appearance of the famous heart of ancient Rome.

Book The Temple of Castor and Pollux

Download or read book The Temple of Castor and Pollux written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman Architecture

Download or read book The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman Architecture written by Marcello Mogetta and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study, Marcello Mogetta examines the origins and early dissemination of concrete technology in Roman Republican architecture. Framing the genesis of innovative building processes and techniques within the context of Rome's early expansion, he traces technological change in monumental construction in long-established urban centers and new Roman colonial cites founded in the 2nd century BCE in central Italy. Mogetta weaves together excavation data from both public monuments and private domestic architecture that have been previously studied in isolation. Highlighting the organization of the building industry, he also explores the political motivations and cultural aspirations of patrons of monumental architecture, reconstructing how they negotiated economic and logistical constraints by drawing from both local traditions and long-distance networks. By incorporating the available evidence into the development of concrete technology, Mogetta also demonstrates the contributions of anonymous builders and contractors, shining a light on their ability to exploit locally available resources.

Book The Making of Medieval Rome

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  • Author : Hendrik Dey
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2021-10-14
  • ISBN : 1108985696
  • Pages : 956 pages

Download or read book The Making of Medieval Rome written by Hendrik Dey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 956 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrating the written sources with Rome's surviving remains and, most importantly, with the results of the past half-century's worth of medieval archaeology in the city, The Making of Medieval Rome is the first in-depth profile of Rome's transformation over a millennium to appear in any language in over forty years. Though the main focus rests on Rome's urban trajectory in topographical, architectural, and archaeological terms, Hendrik folds aspects of ecclesiastical, political, social, military, economic, and intellectual history into the narrative in order to illustrate how and why the cityscape evolved as it did during the thousand years between the end of the Roman Empire and the start of the Renaissance. A wide-ranging synthesis of decades' worth of specialized research and remarkable archaeological discoveries, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in how and why the ancient imperial capital transformed into the spiritual heart of Western Christendom.

Book The Romans

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  • Author : Kevin M McGeough
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
  • Release : 2009-03-26
  • ISBN : 0195379861
  • Pages : 399 pages

Download or read book The Romans written by Kevin M McGeough and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin McGeogh approaches the centuries-long story of Rome thematically, exploring its geography, history, economics, social structures, material culture, and intellectual achievements. The book not only addresses such topics as historical personalities, forms of government, and religion, but also coinage, administrative organization, festivities, the art of leisure, death and burial rituals, and much more. Each chapter provides an up-to-date summary of our knowledge of Roman civilization, making this book an indeal introduction to this fascinating and complex culture.

Book The Temple of Castor and Pollux

Download or read book The Temple of Castor and Pollux written by Karen Slej and published by L'Erma Di Bretschneider. This book was released on 2008 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Divine Institutions

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  • Author : Dan-el Padilla Peralta
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 2020-10-13
  • ISBN : 0691168679
  • Pages : 342 pages

Download or read book Divine Institutions written by Dan-el Padilla Peralta and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Stanford University, 2014, titled Divine institutions: religious practice, economic development, and social transformation in mid-Republican Rome.