Statues are among the most familiar remnants of classical art. Whether they were displayed as public honours or memorials, collected as works of art, dedicated to deities, venerated as gods, or violated as symbols of a defeated political regime, they were recognized individually and collectively as objects of enormous significance. By analysing ancient texts and images, Statues in Roman Society unravels the web of associations which surrounded Roman statues.
This book presents an account of the architecture of a selection of ancient cities not merely from the historical point of view, but as an expression of the social organisation, and political systems employed by those who lived in them. Professor Tomlinson examines a representative selection of Greek and Roman cities, looking specifically at their architectural remains.
Two books in one. Sparta and Lakonia: A Regional History 1300-362 BC and Hellenistic and Roman Sparta: A Tale of Two Cities (Societies & Cities of Ancient Greece)
