Spectacular Power In The Greek And Roman City
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Spectacular Power In The Greek And Roman City Ebook
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Author : Andrew J. E. Bell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Spectacular Power In The Greek And Roman City Ebook written by Andrew J. E. Bell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Municipal government categories.
In the great cities of Greece and Rome, politicians and kings sought to be seen as celebrities rather than as mere administrators or monarchs. This text shows their methods that led to the importance of spectacle in societies the world over, as well as giving birth to democracy and republicanism.
Spectacular Power In The Greek And Roman City
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Author : Andrew Bell
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2004-09-30
Spectacular Power In The Greek And Roman City written by Andrew Bell and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-30 with History categories.
Andrew Bell's analysis of the power of prestige in civic communities of the ancient world demonstrates the importance of crowds' aesthetic and emotional judgement upon leaders and their ambitious claims for immediate and lasting significance; and also finds consideration of this dynamic still to be valuable for modern citizens. An initial discussion of the fall of Ceausescu in 1989 prompts theoretical considerations about the inseparability of authority and its manifestation; and scrutiny of Julius Caesar's gestures towards self-definition introduces the complexity of ancient political relations. The simultaneous presence of both popular affection for wondrous and kingly individuals, and also egalitarian suspicion of it, is detected in classical Athens, where an Alcibiades needed to manoeuvre craftily to achieve obvious and ritual pre-eminence in associating himself with age-old and Homeric models of distinction. Accordingly, the arrival of Hellenistic kingliness, such as that of Demetrios Poliorcetes, upon the political stage was neither wholly innovative nor unattractive. Yet such kings quite clearly articulated a new and grandiose majesty, as can be seen in parades in Egypt and Syria. With the growth of Roman imperialism, these stylings of personal power needed to be adapted to new realities and models, just as Romans of the later Republic increasingly found much to admire and emulate in others' spectacles. Thus the book comes back to the end of the Republic and to Cicero's struggles to maintain traditional, republican dignities in civic ceremony while a new Roman kingliness, thoroughly attentive to spectacular politics, was dawning.
Spectacular Power In The Greek And Roman City Ebook
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Author : Andrew J. E. Bell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Spectacular Power In The Greek And Roman City Ebook written by Andrew J. E. Bell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Municipal government categories.
In the great cities of Greece and Rome, politicians and kings sought to be seen as celebrities rather than as mere administrators or monarchs. This text shows their methods that led to the importance of spectacle in societies the world over, as well as giving birth to democracy and republicanism.
Corneli Taciti Historiarum
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Author : Cornelius Tacitus
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2007-11-22
Corneli Taciti Historiarum written by Cornelius Tacitus and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-22 with History categories.
This edition provides a commentary suitable for students on the Latin text of Histories Book II.
Illiterate Geography In Classical Athens And Rome
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Author : Daniela Dueck
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-11-26
Illiterate Geography In Classical Athens And Rome written by Daniela Dueck and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-26 with Education categories.
This study is devoted to the channels through which geographic knowledge circulated in classical societies outside of textual transmission. It explores understanding of geography among the non-elites, as opposed to scholarly and scientific geography solely in written form which was the province of a very small number of learned people. It deals with non-literary knowledge of geography, geography not derived from texts, as it was available to people, educated or not, who did not read geographic works. This main issue is composed of two central questions: how, if at all, was geographic data available outside of textual transmission and in contexts in which there was no need to write or read? And what could the public know of geography? In general, three groups of sources are relevant to this quest: oral communications preserved in writing; public non-textual performances; and visual artefacts and monuments. All of these are examined as potential sources for the aural and visual geographic knowledge of Greco-Roman publics. This volume will be of interest to anyone working on geography in the ancient world and to those studying non-elite culture.
Walking In Roman Culture
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Author : Timothy M. O'Sullivan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-07-14
Walking In Roman Culture written by Timothy M. O'Sullivan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-14 with History categories.
Walking served as an occasion for the display of power and status in ancient Rome, where great men paraded with their entourages through city streets and elite villa owners strolled with friends in private colonnades and gardens. In this book-length treatment of the culture of walking in ancient Rome, Timothy O'Sullivan explores the careful attention which Romans paid to the way they moved through their society. He employs a wide range of literary, artistic and architectural evidence to reveal the crucial role that walking played in the performance of social status, the discourse of the body and the representation of space. By examining how Roman authors depict walking, this book sheds new light on the Romans themselves - not only how they perceived themselves and their experience of the world, but also how they drew distinctions between work and play, mind and body, and Republic and Empire.
A Companion To The Political Culture Of The Roman Republic
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Author : Valentina Arena
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2022-01-25
A Companion To The Political Culture Of The Roman Republic written by Valentina Arena and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-25 with History categories.
An insightful and original exploration of Roman Republic politics In A Companion to the Political Culture of the Roman Republic, editors Valentina Arena and Jonathan Prag deliver an incisive and original collection of forty contributions from leading academics representing various intellectual and academic traditions. The collected works represent some of the best scholarship in recent decades and adopt a variety of approaches, each of which confronts major problems in the field and contributes to ongoing research. The book represents a new, updated, and comprehensive view of the political world of Republican Rome and some of the included essays are available in English for the first time. Divided into six parts, the discussions consider the institutionalized loci, political actors, and values, rituals, and discourse that characterized Republican Rome. The Companion also offers several case studies and sections on the history of the interpretation of political life in the Roman Republic. Key features include: A thorough introduction to the Roman political world as seen through the wider lenses of Roman political culture Comprehensive explorations of the fundamental components of Roman political culture, including ideas and values, civic and religious rituals, myths, and communicative strategies Practical discussions of Roman Republic institutions, both with reference to their formal rules and prescriptions, and as patterns of social organization In depth examinations of the 'afterlife' of the Roman Republic, both in ancient authors and in early modern and modern times Perfect for students of all levels of the ancient world, A Companion to the Political Culture of the Roman Republic will also earn a place in the libraries of scholars and students of politics, political history, and the history of ideas.
Multisensory Living In Ancient Rome
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Author : Hannah Platts
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-11-28
Multisensory Living In Ancient Rome written by Hannah Platts and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-28 with Social Science categories.
Classicists have long wondered what everyday life was like in ancient Greece and Rome. How, for example, did the slaves, visitors, inhabitants or owners experience the same home differently? And how did owners manipulate the spaces of their homes to demonstrate control or social hierarchy? To answer these questions, Hannah Platts draws on a diverse range of evidence and an innovative amalgamation of methodological approaches to explore multisensory experience – auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory and visual – in domestic environments in Rome, Pompeii and Herculaneum for the first time, from the first century BCE to the second century CE. Moving between social registers and locations, from non-elite urban dwellings to lavish country villas, each chapter takes the reader through a different type of room and offers insights into the reasons, emotions and cultural factors behind perception, recording and control of bodily senses in the home, as well as their sociological implications. Multisensory Living in Ancient Rome will appeal to all students and researchers interested in Roman daily life and domestic architecture.
Libertas And The Practice Of Politics In The Late Roman Republic
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Author : Valentina Arena
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-01-03
Libertas And The Practice Of Politics In The Late Roman Republic written by Valentina Arena and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-03 with History categories.
This is a comprehensive analysis of the idea of libertas and its conflicting uses in the political struggles of the late Roman Republic. By reconstructing Roman political thinking about liberty against the background of Classical and Hellenistic thought, it excavates two distinct intellectual traditions on the means allowing for the preservation and the loss of libertas. Considering the interplay of these traditions in the political debates of the first century BC, Dr Arena offers a significant reinterpretation of the political struggles of the time as well as a radical reappraisal of the role played by the idea of liberty in the practice of politics. She argues that, as a result of its uses in rhetorical debates, libertas underwent a form of conceptual change at the end of the Republic and came to legitimise a new course of politics, which led progressively to the transformation of the whole political system.
Water Culture In Roman Society
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Author : Dylan Kelby Rogers
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-07-17
Water Culture In Roman Society written by Dylan Kelby Rogers and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-17 with History categories.
This article seeks to define ‘water culture’ in Roman society by examining literary, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence, while understanding modern trends in scholarship related to the study of Roman water.
