Pausanias' Greece: Ancient Artists and Roman Rulers - Brossura

Arafat, K. W.

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ISBN 10: 0521604184 ISBN 13: 9780521604185

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

This is the first systematic and detailed study of Pausanias' view of Roman involvement in Greece. It begins with an assessment of Pausanias' life and writings, placing them in their contemporary political, historical, literary and cultural context. Pausanias' attitudes towards the art and artists of the pre-Roman period are also considered, and his attempts to define and analyse the past examined. Much of the book is devoted to the assessment of Pausanias' attitudes to the political Republican leaders Mummius, Sulla and Julius Caesar, emperors from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius, and benefactors such as Herodes Atticus. The study reveals the complexity and sophistication of Pausanias' critique of the actions and attitudes of prominent Roman personalities engaged with the Greek world.

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"Arafat has produced a thorough, thoughtful, and balanced consideration of Pausanias...." Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"...ploughing through the book is worthwhile....Arafat makes many good points." Hugh Elton, New England Classical Journal

Descrizione del libro:

This is a study of the writings of Pausanias, a native of Asia Minor who chronicled his extensive travels in Greece in the second century AD. It includes the first detailed examination of Pausanias' view of Roman involvement in Greece and his attitude to the Roman emperors, as well as his approach to the art and artists of the pre-Roman past of Greece.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521604184
• ISBN 13: 9780521604185
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 264