THE ART OF ROME - c. 753 B. C - A. D. 337 - sources and documents

Cambridge, etc: Cambridge University Press, 1983. Cover design by James Butler. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1983. This book consists of a comprehensive collection of ancient literary evidence on Roman art and artists, assembled together in translation and provided with linking passages to set the historical context. Its purpose is to make this evidence accessible to students who are not specialists in the classical languages or classical archaeology. The surviving evidence is limited in extent but extremely precious in quality. Contents: I). The Roman republic. 1). The period of kings: c. 753-510 B. B. 2). The early republic: 509-390 B. C. 3). Roman expansion in Italy: c. 390-264 B. C. 4). Expansion in the Mediterranean: c. 264-133 B. C. 5). The decline of the republic: 133-31 B. C. II). The Roman empire from 27 B. C. to 192 A. D. 1). The Julio-Claudian emperors - 27 BC - A. D. 68. 2). The Flavians. III). Late antiquity. 1). Historical developments. 2). The Roman empire from A. D. 235-337. 3). Philosophical and literary traditions in the art criticism of late antiquity. Appendix: A). Greek. B). Latin. With index of artists, geographical index and general index. 252 pag. . 1st edition thus - reissue. Sewed / Card covers. Good copy.. 22,5cmx15cm.