Davies, Penelope J. E., 1964- author.

Architecture and politics in Republican Rome / Penelope J.E. Davies, the University of Texas at Austin.

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
©2017

xii, 366 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm

"Architecture and Politics in Republican Rome is the first book to explore the intersection between Roman Republican building practices and politics (c.509-44 BCE). At the start of the period, architectural commissions were carefully controlled by the political system; by the end, buildings were so widely exploited and so rhetorically powerful that Cassius Dio cited abuse of visual culture among the reasons that propelled Julius Caesar's colleagues to murder him in order to safeguard the Republic. In an engaging and wide-ranging text, Penelope J.E. Davies traces the journey between these two points, as politicians developed strategies to maneuver within the system's constraints. She also explores the urban development and image of Rome, setting out formal aspects of different types of architecture and technological advances such as the mastery of concrete. Elucidating a rich corpus of buildings that have been poorly understand, Davies demonstrates that Republican architecture was much more than a formal precursor to that of imperial Rome"-- Provided by publisher.

9781107094314 (hardcover)
1107094313 (hardcover)

Architecture and society Rome.
Architecture, Roman Political aspects.
Architecture et société Rome.
Architecture romaine Aspect politique.
ART History Ancient & Classical.
Architecture and society.
Architektur
Politik
Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.C.
Rome Histoire 265-30 av. J.-C. (République)
Rome (Empire)
Römisches Reich

History.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 299154
Cote: BIB 245262
Statut: Disponible