Artists and intellectuals and the requests of power /
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A much discussed question in classical studies is the comparison between the situation of poets in Augustan Rome and that of artists and intellectuals in the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. As instructive as this question proves to be for an understanding of the relation between the freedom of art and thinking on the one hand and power on the other, it also reveals the insufficiency of our present grasp of this crucial articulation of our humanity. This volume offers a multidisciplinary and comparative approach to the problem, complementing the historical perspective with a regard on Eastern traditions. It thus explores tentative paths for future research on an issue of critical importance for the shaping of the global world.
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Papers given at the workshop 'Artists and Intellectuals and the Requests of Power', held from 26 to 29 July 2007 at the Accademia di studi italo-tedeschi. :
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
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Dionysos in archaic Greece : an understanding through images /
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For the Greek, Dionysos was a very important god: for individuals as well as for the community as a whole. As there are only a few written sources dating from before the 5th Century BC the many images of Dionysos on Greek vases may well offer a genuine approach to the meaning given by the ancient viewer. This book explores the earliest images followed by those on small vases for private use, on mixing bowls of the symposion, on amphoras, on later drinking cups and on archaic sculptures. It gives an overview of Dionysian iconography of the 5th Century BC as well as an overall interpretation. The reader will learn why this god of vine and wine, of theatre and ecstasy, was so important for humans and why he played a key role in the life of the polis. Dionysos war für die Griechen ein Gott von zentraler Bedeutung, sowohl im Leben des Einzelnen wie der Gemeinschaft. Weil vor dem 5. Jahrhundert volumeChr. sehr wenige Schriftzeugnisse existieren, können uns die vielen Darstellungen des Dionysos auf griechischen Vasen am ehesten einen Zugang zu dem vermitteln, was der antike Mensch über ihn dachte. Analysiert werden zuerst die frühesten Bilder, dann jene auf kleinen individuell gebrauchten Vasen, auf grossen, beim Symposion verwendeten Mischgefässen, auf Amphoren, auf den späteren Trinkschalen und schliesslich in der archaischen Skulptur. Das Buch schliesst mit einem Ausblick auf die Bildgeschichte des Dionysos im 5. Jahrhundert volumeChr. und einer umfassenden Deutung. Diese Interpretation hilft zu verstehen, warum Dionysos, der Gott der Rebe und des Weins, des Theaters, der Ekstase, für den antiken Menschen so wichtig war und auch im öffentlichen Leben der klassischen Polis eine so grosse Rolle gespielt hat.
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1 online resource (xx, 291 pages, [68] pages of plates) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-266) and indexes. :
9789047418825 :
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Mosaici funerari tardoantichi in Italia : repertorio e analisi /
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The potential of tomb mosaics as an academic resource has often been underestimated and consequently they have only been partially analysed not only in Italy but also throughout the Western Mediterranean. This work is intended to shed a new light on these finds, which are often incomplete, lost, or little studied.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (iv, 114 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
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9781784918002 (ebook) :
L'incoronazione celeste nel mondo Bizantinon : politica, cerimoniale, numismatica e arti figurative /
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This study deals with the iconographic theme of imperial Byzantine 'heavenly coronation', or André Grabar's couronnement symbolique, with particular attention to fine arts and numismatics. This theme, along with the rituals of imperial investiture, represents the concept of divine kingship in figurative terms, a significant ideological premise for Byzantine theocracy.
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). :
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9781905739981 (PDF ebook) :
LRFW 1 - Late Roman fine wares : solving problems of typology and chronology : a review of the evidence, debate and new contexts /
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In November 2008, an ICREA/ESF Exploratory Workshop on the subject of late Roman fine wares was held in Barcelona, the main aim being the clarification of problems regarding the typology and chronology of the three principal table wares found in Mediterranean contexts (African Red Slip Ware, Late Roman C and Late Roman D). The discussion highlighted the need to undertake a similar approach for other ceramic classes across the Mediterranean provinces. In addition, it was perceived that ceramic studies are often dispersed and in such a variety of publications that it is difficult to follow progress in this vast field. Therefore, a series devoted to Roman and late Antique pottery in the Mediterranean was proposed to serve as a reference point for all potential authors devoted to pottery studies on a pan-Mediterranean basis.
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1 online resource : illustrations. :
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Scambi e commerci in area Vesuviana : i dati delle anfore dai saggi stratigrafici i.e. (impianto elettrico) 1980-81 nel Foro di Pompei /
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Transport amphorae are one of the best archaeological indicators for evaluating the economy and trade of societies in the ancient world. This monograph, produced by researchers from the University of Cadiz and the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, includes the study of nearly five hundred of these commercial containers, recovered during the pioneering stratigraphic excavations carried out in 1980-1981 at the Forum of Pompeii, called conventionally 'Impianto Elettrico'. The work represents the first Pompeian monograph dedicated exclusively to the analysis of the amphoric evidence brought to light by archaeological excavation activities in the city buried by the eruption of Vesuvius and analyses in diachronic perspective the main productions in circulation between the VI/V BC and the year 79 AD.
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Also issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (x, 344 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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9781789693249 (ebook) :
Archeologia dell'architettura religiosa e forme di potere all'Isola d'Elba tra XI e XII secolo /
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This study is a historical archaeological analysis of a territorial area including the Island of Elba, Monte Pisano and the neighboring plain, using the methodology of 'light' archeology: stratigraphic reading of the elevations and reading of the historical landscape.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (xi, 123 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). :
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La ceramica bassomedievale a Pisa e San Genesio (San Miniato-Pi) : città e campagna a confronto /
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This title presents the study of pottery in two medieval contexts, Pisa (a city) and San Genesio (a central place in the Arno Valley).
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Previously issued in print: 2016. :
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Congressus tricesimus primus Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautorum Napocae habitus MMXVIII /
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Acta 46 comprises 64 articles. Out of the 120 scheduled lectures and posters presented at the 31st Congress of the Rei Cretari ̆Roman ̆Favtores, 61 are included in the present volume, to which three further were added. Given the location of the conference in Romania it seems natural that there is a particular focus on the Balkans and Danube.
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Also issued in print: 2020.
Selected conference papers.
Published in association with Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautorum. :
1 online resource (620 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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Tra Esino e San Vicino : architettura religiosa nelle Marche Centrali (secoli xi-xiii) /
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This study offers a completely new interpretation of the religious architecture which, between the Romanesque and Gothic periods, established itself in the centre of the Italian Marche region, in an area known as the Valle di S. Clemente.
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Also issued in print: 2021.
"Available in both print and Open Access"--Homepage. :
1 online resource (x, 195 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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Open access.
From concept to monument : time and costs of construction in the ancient world : papers in honour of Janet Delaine /
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21 papers focus on modelling the costs of construction over the course of 2500 years, from Bronze Age Greece to the early Middle Ages. They discuss both broader issues of methodology and particular case studies, with particular attention to the exploitation of raw materials (e.g. quarries), transport, and construction processes on building sites.
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Also issued in print: 2023. :
1 online resource (450 pages) : illustrations (colour) :
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9781789694239 (PDF ebook) :