God, Space, and City in the Roman Imagination
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Author | : Richard Jenkyns |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2013-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199675524 |
ISBN-13 | : 019967552X |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis God, Space, and City in the Roman Imagination by : Richard Jenkyns
Book excerpt: God, Space, and City in the Roman Imagination is a unique exploration of the relationship between the ancient Romans' visual and literary cultures and their imagination. Drawing on a vast range of ancient sources from all levels of Roman society, it analyses how the Romans used, conceptualized, viewed, and moved around their city.