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| ISBN: | 9783110209990
3110209993
3110186640
9783110186642
1282073222
9781282073227
9786612073229
6612073225
3111737020
9783111737027
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| Digital file characteristics: | data file
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-553) and indexes.
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
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In English.
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| Summary: | The highest honour a Roman citizen could hope for was a portrait statue in the forum of his city. While the emperor and high senatorial officials were routinely awarded statues, strong competition existed among local benefactors to obtain this honour, which proclaimed and perpetuated the memory of the patron and his family for generations. There were many ways to earn a portrait statue but such local figures often had to wait until they had passed away before the public finally fulfilled their expectations. It is argued in this book that our understanding and contemplation of a Roman portrait understanding and contemplation of a Roman portrait statue is greatly enriched, when we consider its wider historical context, its original setting, the circumstances of its production and style, and its base which, in many cases, bore a text that contributed to the rhetorical power of the image.
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| Other form: | Print version: Fejfer, Jane. Roman portraits in context. Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, ©2008 9783110186642 3110186640
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| Standard no.: | 10.1515/9783110209990
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