Egypt in Italy : visions of Egypt in Roman imperial culture /

Egypt in Italy : visions of Egypt in Roman imperial culture /

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Main Author: Swetnam-Burland, Molly (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Subjects:

Architecture, Egyptian > Rome > History.
Art, Egyptian > Rome > History.
Egypt > Relations > Rome.
Rome > Relations > Egypt.
Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

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Call Number: DG215 .E3 S83 2015

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: From Egypt to Italy
  • Egyptian objects, Roman contexts : appropriation and aesthetics
  • Aegyptus Redacta : Augustus' obelisks and the spoils of Egypt
  • The Sanctuary of Isis in Pompeii : dedication and devotion, myth and ritual
  • Appendix 3.1: Marble inscriptions from the sanctuary of Isis
  • Appendix 3.2: Dipinti near the Sanctuary of Isis
  • Appendix 3.3: Multiples and adaptations : Io panel paintings
  • Appendix 3.4: Graffiti quoting, or, Adapting Ovid from Pompeii
  • Images of Egypt : land at the limit of belief
  • Appendix 4: The structure and argument of Juvenal 15
  • Conclusion: The afterlives of objects.