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The Column of Marcus Aurelius [electronic resource] : the genesis & meaning of a Roman imperial monument / Martin Beckmann.

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Standing in the shadow of Trajan's Column, the Column of Marcus Aurelius has been little studied & poorly understood. Martin Beckmann explores the extensive frieze as a historical source & reconstructs the creative process behind it.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Beckmann, Martin, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2011.
Series:Studies in the history of Greece and Rome.
Subjects:
Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy)
Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy) > History.
Rome (Italy) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Relief (Sculpture), Ancient > Italy > Rome.
Friezes > Italy > Rome.
Monuments > Social aspects > Rome > History.
Monuments > Political aspects > Rome > History.
Imperialism > Social aspects > Rome > History.
Rome > History > Marcus Aurelius, 161-180.
Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
Buildings.
Friezes.
Imperialism > Social aspects.
Monuments > Political aspects.
Relief (Sculpture), Ancient.
Italy > Rome.
Rome (Empire)
30 B.C. - 284 A.D.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • The date and purpose of the column
  • The dust of northern warfare : choice of location
  • Form & function
  • Planning & construction
  • The frieze : concept & draft
  • Carving the frieze
  • The frieze as history
  • The frieze as art
  • Viewing the column
  • Epilogue : the columns of Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Arcadius.

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