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Author : Nancy H. Ramage,Andrew Ramage
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : UCSC:32106019861043
An accessible and beautifully illustrated survey of the world of Ancient Rome
Author : Nancy H. Ramage,Andrew Ramage
Publisher : British Museum Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131609757
"This amply illustrated book offers a concise, lively, and authoritative overview of the history of ancient Rome, from its earliest foundations to its legacy in the modern Western world. Information is provided accessibly with feature sidebars and easy-to-use reference pages at the end. Each chapter has its own substantial annotated bibliography in addition to a comprehensive general list of recommended printed and web resources, and further reference tools include a list of international museum collections, chronologies and a general index. This book will appeal to a wide range of general readers, museum visitors, undergraduate students and life-long learners."--Publisher description.
Author : Jenifer Neils
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015078792473
"This book distils centuries of history into a concise yet rich introduction to the entire Greek world." "Starting with its rediscovery in modern times, the author traces the development of ancient Greece from its earliest Bronze Age origins to the Roman conquest, encompassing the influence of neighboring civilizations. She explores topics such as writing and art, government and philosophy, warfare and hunting, trade and colonization, gods and heroes, entertainments and domestic life. Drawing on the world-famous collections of the British Museum, she shows how the ancient Greeks were able to play such a major role in the subsequent development of Western culture."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : British Museum. Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1929
Category : Civilization, Greco-Roman
ISBN : LCCN:44045495
Author : Anne Leen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 707 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440862892
Through roughly 160 alphabetically arranged reference entries, this book surveys the material culture and social institutions of Ancient Rome. Ancient Rome was one of the great civilizations of antiquity. Honoring the contributions of their cultural forebearers-who included Etruscans, Asians, and Egyptians as well as Greeks-Roman artists, writers, and thinkers freely borrowed where tradition dictated and innovated where personal talent and imagination directed, forging a unique creative experience that formed the basis of Western European artistic, literary, and philosophical production for 2,000 years. While other reference works typically examine battles and politicians, this book focuses on Roman social history and daily life, painting a detailed picture of the material culture and social institutions of Ancient Rome. A timeline highlights key events, while an overview essay surveys the achievements of the Romans. Reference entries provide objective information about art, architecture, literature, commerce, transportation, government, religion, and other topics related to Roman life. Each entry provides cross-references and suggestions for further reading, and some provide sidebars of interesting facts along with excerpts from primary source documents. The book closes with a selected, general bibliography of resources suitable for student research.
Author : Katharine Wiltshire
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Rome
ISBN : 0714131083
Provides a brief, chronological history of ancient Rome from 2000 B.C. to 500 A.D. from its beginnings as a tiny settlement on the river Tiber to its heyday as the greatest empire of the ancient world.
Author : J. P. C. Kent,K. S. Painter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1075267675
Author : Mark D. Ellison
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781003832324
This study examines third- and fourth-century portraits of married Christians and associated images, reading them as visual rhetoric in early Christian conversations about marriage and celibacy, and recovering lay perspectives underrepresented or missing in literary sources. Historians of early Christianity have grown increasingly aware that written sources display an enthusiasm for asceticism and sexual renunciation that was far from representative of the lives of most early Christians. Often called a “silent majority,” the married laity in fact left behind a significant body of work in the material record. Particularly in and around Rome, they commissioned and used such objects as sarcophagi, paintings, glass vessels, finger rings, luxury silver, other jewellery items, gems, and seals that bore their portraits and other iconographic forms of self-representation. This study is the first to undertake a sustained exploration of these material sources in the context of early Christian discourses and practices related to marriage, sexuality, and celibacy. Reading this visual evidence increases understanding of the population who created it, the religious commitments they asserted, and the comparatively moderate forms of piety they set forth as meritorious alternatives to the ascetic ideal. In their visual rhetoric, these artifacts and images comprise additional voices in Late Antique conversations about idealized ways of Christian life, and ultimately provide a fuller picture of the early Christian world. Plentifully illustrated with photographs and drawings, this volume provides readers access to primary material evidence. Such evidence, like textual sources, require critical interpretation; this study sets forth a careful methodology for iconographic analysis and applies it to identify the potential intentions of patrons and artists and the perceptions of viewers. It compares iconography to literary sources and ritual practices as part of the interpretive process, clarifying the ways images had a rhetorical edge and contributed to larger conversations. Accessibly written, The Visual Rhetoric of the Married Laity in Late Antiquity is of interest to students and scholars working on Late Antiquity, early Christian and late Roman social history, marriage and celibacy in early Christianity, and early Christian, Roman, and Byzantine art.
Author : Ian Jenkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001672158
Author : Rebecca J. Morris
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9798216172314
By working through these cases and the accompanying learning exercises, both pre-service and practicing school librarians will strengthen their readiness, expand their perspectives, and build confidence for solving problems and making informed, thoughtful decisions in their school libraries. In their preparation for school librarianship, library students learn foundational ideals and observe best practices that center and guide their work. However, discussions of aspirational versions of school librarianship often leave out sufficient practice in managing the many challenges and decisions school librarians face on the job. In this book, veteran educator Rebecca J. Morris uses stories of day-to-day librarianship to empower school librarians as they navigate and manage the complex interactions, decisions, and opportunities of their work. The book's alignment with the AASL/CAEP standards makes it helpful to school library educators planning curriculum, syllabi, and course activities. Perfect for reading or study groups, graduate classes, and professional development, these stories invite reflection and lively conversation.
Author : Jenifer Neils
Publisher : J Paul Getty Museum Publications
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Art
ISBN : 1606060910
This book takes a fresh look at visual representations of women in the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, and analyzes them for indications of women's roles in these societies. After examining their traditional functions as wives and mothers, the author presents evidence of women's participation in the public and religious spheres. Juxtapositions comparing images and attitudes of each society reveal whether the women portrayed are meant to be examples of perfect femininity or the object of scorn, faithful wives or untouchable priestesses or high-living prostitutes. Depictions of goddesses and the dress and adornments of women are analyzed for what they divulge about ideals of feminine beauty and attitudes toward female nudity. The text is packed with quotations from contemporary sources that reveal details about women in the ancient world, often with surprising resonance for our own time. The illustrations, many specially commissioned, include public art and domestic artifacts: sculptures, wall and mummy case paintings, engravings, silver objects, and jewelry.
Author : Michael Gagarin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 3369 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Civilization, Classical
ISBN : 9780195170726
Author : Y. C. Chiu
Publisher : Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Project management
ISBN : 9789059724372
Project management applies knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities in order to achieve defined requirements. It is the very deliberate orchestration of the areas of expertise to complete a specific project. Investigating the history of project management is to reach a comprehensive view of the historical development of the areas of expertise and their application to project activities. This research identifies six research topics, based on the areas of project management expertise, to guide data collection and the research process. In the contribution to architecture, the research regards "building construction and engineering structures" as the application area of project management.--P [4] de la couv
Author : Susan Woodford
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780500295250
A fascinating and accessible introduction to the art of ancient Greece and Rome. For everyone from casual museumgoers to students. For more than two thousand years the art of Greece and Rome has been hugely influential throughout the Western world. This book recaptures the passion and inspiration that first drove ancient artists to create the art that continues to captivate us to this day. It traces the daring innovations of those who, defying traditional wisdom, explored new ideas; it describes the noble struggles of sculptors and painters to portray both the complexities of the human form and the richness of human emotions. In Greek and Roman Art, classical art expert Susan Woodford illuminates the achievements of classical art and architecture in a concise, coherent breakdown of styles from Archaic Greece to the Roman Empire. Intelligent, clear, and compelling, this indispensable guide gives readers all the information they need to approach ancient art with confidence.
Author : Christopher S. Lightfoot
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-21
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588397249
The fourth catalogue in a series that documents the renowned Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art, this book focuses on the collection’s 453 terracotta oil lamps dating from the Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, and Early Byzantine periods. The rich iconography on many of these common, everyday objects provides a rare look into daily life on Cyprus in antiquity and highlights the island’s participation in Roman artistic and cultural production. Each lamp is illustrated, and the accompanying text addresses typology, decoration, and makers’ marks on each of these objects that provide new insights into art, craft, and trade in the ancient Mediterranean.