Main entry:

Hales, Shelley, 1971-

Title & Author:

The Roman house and social identity / Shelley Hales.

Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Description:

xvi, 294 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-283) and index.
Part I : The houses of Rome in ancient literature -- -- 1. The ideal home -- 2. The house and the construction of memory -- 3. The imperial palace -- -- Part II : Pompeii : the living house -- -- 4. Finding a way into the Pompeian house -- 5. The art of impression in the houses of Pompeii -- -- Part III : The Roman house on the periphery of empire -- -- 6. The houses of the western provinces -- 7. The east Greek oikos -- -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"This book examines a diverse range of house types in an effort to understand how people imagined and articulated their place in the Roman world, from Britain to Syria. Shelley Hales considers the nature and role of domestic decoration and its role in promoting social identities. From the Egyptian themes of imperial residences in Italy to the viticultural designs found in the rock-cut homes in Petra, this decoration consistently appeals to fantasies beyond the immediate realities of the inhabitants. Hales contends that fantasy served a key role in allowing individuals and communities to meet expectations and indulge aspirations, to conform and compete within the diverse empire. Employing a wide range of approaches to the study of the house and acculturation in the Roman empire, her book serves as a fresh synthesis of Roman domestic architecture and offers new insights into the complexities and contradictions of being Roman."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0521814332 (hb)
9780521814331 (hb)
0521735092 (pbk.)
9780521735094 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic Social aspects Rome.
Architecture, Roman.
Decoration and ornament Social aspects Rome.
Decoration and ornament, Roman.
Architecture, Romanesque.
Decoration and ornament, Romanesque.
Architecture domestique Aspect social Rome.
Architecture romane.
Décoration et ornement Aspect social Rome.
Décoration et ornement romans.
Architecture romaine.
Architecture, Domestic Social aspects
Woningen.
Dagelijks leven.
Archeologische vondsten.
Edifícios residenciais (aspectos sociais) Roma (itália)
Arquitetura de interiores (aspectos sociais) Roma (itália)
Architecture, Roman Social aspects.
Decoration and ornament, Roman Social aspects.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural Rome Social aspects.
Rome (Empire)
Rome Antiquities.

Form/genre:

Online resources.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 228666
Call No.: NA324 .H35 2003
Status: Available