The Emperor and Rome: Space, Representation, and RitualBjörn C. Ewald, Carlos F. Noreña, Yale University. Department of Classics The transition from republic to monarchy with the accession of Augustus heralded the transformation not just of the Roman political system but of the city of Rome itself. This volume, written by some of the foremost scholars from around the world, addresses three main topics: the impact of imperial building programs on the configuration of space within the city and on the evolution of Rome's urban image; the various ways in which the figure of the emperor himself was represented, both visually and symbolically, in the city's urban fabric; and the performance of rituals and ceremonies that expressed key imperial ideals and values and enabled communications between the emperor and important collectivities in the city. The contributors build on important recent developments in research: increased archaeological excavation and restoration, the proliferation of digital technologies, and the greater attention paid by scholars to the centuries after Augustus. |
Contents
1 Introduction | 1 |
2 By the emperor for the people | 45 |
3 Emperor and senatorial aristocracy in competition for public space | 89 |
4 Propaganda staged applause or local politics? | 111 |
5 Pompeys Theater and Tiberius Temple of Concord | 135 |
6 Antonine Rome | 169 |
7 Liberator urbis suae | 199 |
8 The portraits of Roman emperors and their families | 221 |
Common terms and phrases
altar ancient Antinoos Antonine Antoninus Pius Ara Pacis Arch archaeological architectural Augustan Augustus Basilica baths Boschung buildings Caesar Campus Martius celebrated century ceremonies city of Rome Coarelli coins Colosseum Column complex Constantine consuls context cuirassed statue culture decoration dedicated deified depicted display empire erected example façade Faustina Fittschen Forum Forum of Augustus funus Greek Hadrian Hadrianeum Herodian honor imperial fora imperial funeral imperial period imperial portraits imperium inscription LTUR Lucius Verus marble Marcus Aurelius Maxentian Maxentius military monarchy monuments Museo Nero Palazzo Pertinax PIAZZA plebs political pomerium Porta porticoes portrait types portraiture Prima Porta private portraits provinces public space pyre recent relief representation Republican ritual Roma Roman emperors Rome’s senate senatorial Septimius Severus Sestertius social structures suggests symbolic Temple Theater of Marcellus Theater of Pompey tomb Trajan triumph triumphal urban plebs Urbis Veyne Zanker