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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101107415241

ISBN-139781107415249

eBay Product ID (ePID)202551470

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Number of Pages292 Pages

Publication NameRoman Imperialism and Civic Patronage : Form, Meaning and Ideology in Monumental Fountain Complexes

LanguageEnglish

SubjectLandscape, General, History / Ancient & Classical

Publication Year2014

TypeTextbook

AuthorBrenda Longfellow

Subject AreaArt, Architecture

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight20.5 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Lively, well-written accounts of individual monuments include examples that deserve to be better known, such as the fountain in the Terrace of Domitian, or Sagalassos' newly reconstructed nymphaeum of Tiberius Claudius Piso. The bibliography on fountain architecture and art is thorough and up-to-date." American Journal of Archaeology, "Through an exhaustive and accurate review of archaeological, literary and numismatic evidence, Longfellow has demonstrated the tremendous importance of emperors in the dialectic exchange between local communities, local patrons and their rulers." Bryn Mawr Classical Review

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal725/.940937

Table Of ContentIntroduction; 1. Precedents for Roman monumental civic fountains; 2. Innovative designs: the Flavian fountains in Rome; 3. Rome in the provinces: monumental civic fountains dedicated to Domitian and Trajan; 4. Emperors abroad: Hadrian and Roman nymphaea in Greece; 5. Variation and innovation: Hadrian and local elites in Asia Minor; 6. Severan emperors and the return of imperial nymphaea to Rome; 7. Imperial patronage and urban display of Roman monumental fountains and nymphaea.

SynopsisIn this book, Brenda Longfellow examines one of the features of Roman Imperial cities, the monumental civic fountain. Built in cities throughout the Roman Empire during the first through third centuries AD, these fountains were imposing in size, frequently adorned with grand sculptures, and often placed in highly trafficked areas. Over twenty-five of these urban complexes can be associated with emperors. Dr. Longfellow situates each of these examples within its urban environment and investigates the edifice as a product of an individual patron and a particular historical and geographical context. She also considers the role of civic patronage in fostering a dialogue between imperial and provincial elites with the local urban environment. Tracing the development of the genre across the empire, she illuminates the motives and ideologies of imperial and local benefactors in Rome and the provinces and explores the complex interplay of imperial power, patronage, and the local urban environment., In this book, Brenda Longfellow examines one of the features of Roman Imperial cities, the monumental civic fountain. These fountains were imposing in size, frequently adorned with grand sculptures. Dr Longfellow situates each of these examples within its urban environment and investigates the edifice as a product of an individual patron and a particular historical and geographical context., In this book, Brenda Longfellow examines one of the features of Roman Imperial cities, the monumental civic fountain. Built in cities throughout the Roman Empire during the first through third centuries AD, these fountains were imposing in size, frequently adorned with grand sculptures, and often placed in highly trafficked areas. Over twenty-five of these urban complexes can be associated with emperors. Dr Longfellow situates each of these examples within its urban environment and investigates the edifice as a product of an individual patron and a particular historical and geographical context. She also considers the role of civic patronage in fostering a dialogue between imperial and provincial elites with the local urban environment. Tracing the development of the genre across the empire, she illuminates the motives and ideologies of imperial and local benefactors in Rome and the provinces and explores the complex interplay of imperial power, patronage, and the local urban environment.

LC Classification NumberNA9413.R57L66 2011