Imperium and Cosmos - Augustus and the Northern Campus Martius

Informationen zum Autor Paul Rehak (1954-2004) was associate professor of classics at the University of Kansas and author of such studies as The Role of the Ruler in the Prehistoric Aegean . John G. Younger is professor of classics and of humanities and western civilization at the University of Kansas and is the author of such books as Sex in the Ancient World from A to Z and Music in the Aegean Bronze Age. Klappentext Caesar Augustus promoted a modest image of himself as the first among equals, a characterization that was as popular with the ancient Romans. This work focuses on Augustus's Mausoleum and Ustrinum, the Horologium-Solarium, and the Ara Pacis. It also examines the artistic imagery on these monuments, providing illustrations, tables, and charts. Zusammenfassung Caesar Augustus promoted a modest image of himself as the first among equals! a characterization that was as popular with the ancient Romans. This work focuses on Augustus's Mausoleum and Ustrinum! the Horologium-Solarium! and the Ara Pacis. It also examines the artistic imagery on these monuments! providing illustrations! tables! and charts.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Rehak
• Assisted by: John G Younger (Editor), John G. Younger (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.11.2006
• EAN: 9780299220105
• ISBN: 978-0-299-22010-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture