Dynastic Commemoration and Imperial Portraiture in the Julio-Claudian Period
Dynastic Commemoration and Imperial Portraiture in the Julio-Claudian Period
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This book examines the production of Julio-Claudian dynastic imagery from c. 31 BC to AD 68, charting the varying perceptions of the first Imperial family in both Rome and the Provinces. Focusing on statuary groups that feature several members of the family, this study also includes historical accounts, inscriptions, and coinage that relate to the public presentation of the dynasty. It also identifies the regional dynastic policy in Rome and its dissemination to and reception by provincial cities. Throughout, the levels of Imperial control and local initiative involved in the designing of dynastic monuments is assessed in order to demonstrate the problems that provincial dedicators encountered during their production.
- The first comprehensive history of early Imperial portraiture
- The first catalogue and analysis of Julio-Claudian dynastic monuments and coinage
- The first study of dynastic imagery and propaganda in both Rome and the provinces
Reviews & endorsements
"In this outstanding contribution to the study of Julio-Claudian portraiture, Rose sensibly refrains from attempting to devise yet another system for the iconography of the Julio-Claudians, concentrating rather on statuary groups that include several members of this ever-changing imperial family. ...Rose includes a broad context comprising historical accounts and epigraphic and numicmatic evidence. Rose not only provides a reliable overview of previous scholarship but adds many new details and insights, the worthwhile result of viewing this statuary from his useful, holistic perspective. This beautifully produced book is a must for anyone seriously interested in Roman imperial art." Karl Galinsky, Classical World
"...excellent book...This is a valuable study, written in a clear and straightforward style that makes it accessible to nonprofessionals as well as professionals." Religious Studies Review
Product details
January 1997Hardback
9780521453820
336 pages
287 × 224 × 30 mm
1.585kg
200 b/w illus. 16 colour illus.
Unavailable - out of print March 2006
Table of Contents
- Part I:
- 1. The origins and significance of dynastic group monuments
- 2. Augustus and the establishment of the dynasty
- 3. Julians and Claudians during the reign of Tiberius
- 4. Rehabilitation and retrospection in Caligulan group monuments
- 5. The solidification of the Julio-Claudian dynasty under Claudius
- 6. Nero and the end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
- 7. Conclusion
- Part II:
- 8. Portrait identification and the dissemination of models
- 9. Attitudes toward inscriptions, statuary types, and attributes
- Part III: Introduction to the Catalogue
- Catalogue
- Tables
- Bibliography
- General Index.
