This volume brings together scholars of Roman history, archaeology, history of political thought, Italian literature, an......more
Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Präsentation und Konstruktion von Vergangenheit in Städten der römischen Kaiserzeit......more
This book explores the ways in which masks and mirrors mediated encounters, enabled performances and effected visual and......more
Late Antiquity marked one of the most significant transitions in European history-one that saw the rise of Christianity ......more
Late Antiquity marked one of the most significant transitions in European history-one that saw the rise of Christianity ......more
This volume constitutes the first attempt at bringing together scholars from Greek literature, Latin literature and arch......more
Presenting archaeological objects from the rich tombs of warrior-princes and the best-preserved Bronze Age palace on the......more
New discoveries of surviving color on sculpture spanning two millennia and across the globe, from ancient Greece to Teno......more
The director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park offers a vivid view of daily life in the lost city, shares the latest di......more
A stunning look at major Roman marble sculptures in the Torlonia Collection Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture fro......more
This volume, coinciding with the opening of permanent Art of the Americas galleries at the Walters Art Museum in 2025, e......more
In 1922, after fifteen years of searching, archaeologists finally discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. There, buried......more
Illustrated with stunning new photography, this catalogue details the J. Paul Getty Museum’s phenomenal holdings of anci......more
Award-winning poet and Oxford Professor of Poetry, A. E. Stallings has marshaled poetry, personal letters, paintings, a ......more
A visual journey through an archaeological site with evidence of over 2,000 years of civilization Located at the crossro......more
Encounters with Greek Art sheds new light on the invention of ancient identities by focusing on encounters between viewe......more
On 4 August 1897, farm workers in Elche - the site of ancient Ilici - discovered an Iberian sculpture of a woman that da......more
During the Hellenistic period, the North Aegean Sea was a dynamic and diverse area, linked by robust trading networks an......more
"This pioneering work offers a detailed analysis of how mirrors were designed and produced during the period from 500 to......more
The poetry of the late Roman world has a fascinating history. Sometimes an object of derision, sometimes an object of ad......more
Ancient Bovillae is the first comprehensive study in English about the ancient city south of Rome that flourished for ce......more
The persistent desire to animate inanimate objects has been a recurring theme in European culture dating back to ancient......more
In this book, Dominus legem dat, labeled the most debated motif in early Christian art, is dealt with in all its differe......more
Journey back in time to explore one the most fascinating and influential periods of ancient history. In this concise and......more
"The ancient continent of Lemuria holds many keys to our present and future stages of evolution. Through an understandin......more
A captivating examination of the profound impact Thracian art and culture had on the Greeks and the entire northern Aege......more
The Romanization of Britain was greeted, on first publication, as an innovative study of cultural change and interaction......more
This book examines the reception of Graeco-Roman sculptures of Venus and their role in the construction of the body aest......more
Religious Architecture and Roman Expansion uses architectural terracottas as a lens for examining the changing landscape......more
This volume presents funerary and domestic remains from the Late Helladic (LH) period at the settlement of Lerna, an imp......more
The excavations of the Athenian Agora have played a major role in bringing to light the rich sculptural legacy of ancien......more
From the third through the sixth centuries, the binding of Isaac saw a flourish of representation in Christian, Byzantin......more
This book presents the pottery and the clay and metal sculptures dedicated to the deity Eileithyia in her shrine at Inat......more
In On the Ideal in the Pictorial Arts, Quatremère de Quincy offers one of the most detailed treatments of mimesis since ......more
The collection of ancient Chinese bronzes at the Minneapolis Institute of Art is exceptional in its depth and rarity. It......more
This volume analyzes the iconography of bound foreigners on New Kingdom monuments and artifacts to better understand Egy......more
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Burial and Memorial explores funerary and commemorative archaeology, A.D. 284-650, across the late antique world. This f......more
Burial and Memorial explores funerary and commemorative archaeology A.D. 284-650, across the late antique world. This se......more
Burial and Memorial explores funerary and commemorative archaeology, A.D. 284-650, across the late antique world, from C......more
Though abandoned between the third and seventh centuries CE, many Roman villas enjoyed an afterlife in late antiquity as......more
Short description: Evidence is presented for restoring the fragmentary wall painting from the Minoan shrine on the islet......more
The colorful art of mosaic vividly illuminating medieval Roman history. Dazzling mosaic pictures made of glittering shar......more
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First published in 1966, Classicism and Romanticism is a collection of important articles originally published in the au......more
Groundbreaking exploration of ancient techniques and cosmologies of color in Mesoamerica Ancient Mesoamerican artists he......more
This fully revised, new edition of The Greeks is a concise but wide-ranging introduction to the culture of ancient Greec......more
This fully revised, new edition of The Greeks is a concise but wide-ranging introduction to the culture of ancient Greec......more
Flavius Josephus, historian of first-century Judaea and its past, is among the most well-studied individuals of the Anci......more
The debate that has arisen around the concept of the Anthropocene forms the basis of this book. It investigates certain ......more
This interdisciplinary edited volume explores the notion of queenship as it has manifest from antiquity to the present, ......more
This is the first book-length exploration of the ways art from the edges of the Roman Empire represented the future, exa......more
MPER XXXIV, 2 presents knowledge of textile dyeing in Late Antique Egypt (ca. 300-800 CE) based on interdisciplinary res......more
In the Roman world, wall paintings were one of the most pervasive art forms, adorning buildings of all levels, from publ......more
The Greek and Roman body is often seen as flawless - cast from life in buff bronze and white marble, to sit upon a pedes......more
In the beginning there were Six, not Seven Wonders in the Ancient Greek World. And unlike the later list of Seven Wonder......more
In the beginning there were Six, not Seven Wonders, in the Ancient Greek World. And unlike the later list of Seven Wonde......more
Art by Literati examines the integration of calligraphic inscription into the cultural practices of the literati in late......more
Sheds new light on the Paris Olympics of 1924, often considered the first international games. From their origins in anc......more
This book offers the first in-depth study of Attic funerary monuments during the geometric, archaic, and classical perio......more
Art in physical forms and shapes (e.g. buildings and paintings) existed in both prehistoric and modern societies. This b......more
This volume explores the power of matter and materials in the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as Byzantium. Recent atte......more
New studies on the interaction of various media in ancient Greek art This collection includes twenty-one new essays by l......more
Britain’s most distinguished historian of ancient Greek art recounts what the Parthenon and its sculptures meant to the ......more
This volume is a groundbreaking discussion of the role of digital media in research on ancient painting, and a deep refl......more
This book focuses on the earliest surviving Christian icons, dated to the sixth and seventh centuries, which bear many r......more
A Discourse on the Worship of Priapus delves into the intricate relationship between fertility worship and sexuality in ......more
Ancient polychromy speaks a language of "the visible" and "the invisible", through signs of pigments, brushstrokes and f......more
The importance and primary role of the site of Tell Fekheriye (Syria) has always been emphasized in the research history......more
"The story of Ancient India, the vast land that stretches from the Himalayas in the North to the Oceans far south, can b......more
Luwian and the closely related Hittite are the oldest known languages of the Indo-European group. Luwian is written in t......more
In this volume, Carolyn M. Laferrière examines Athenian vase-paintings and reliefs depicting the gods most frequently sh......more
"Ancient Art and Ritual" is a book written by Jane Ellen Harrison, a distinguished classical scholar and linguist. The b......more
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This study examines the five extant large Imperial cameos of the Early Roman Empire as a coherent whole, revealing that ......more
Numerous Iron-Age nomadic alliances flourished along the 5000-mile Eurasian steppe route. From Crimea to the Mongolian g......more
Mozart’s Youth, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so ......more
The Church of St. Polyeuktos is one of the most magnificent, but also most peculiar architectural achievements in Byzant......more
Winner of the Toshihide Numata Book Award in Buddhism of the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of California......more
From Wilderness to Paradise presents an in-depth study of the large mosaic pavement in the East Church at Qasr el-Lebia ......more
Fragmentary Modernism begins from a simple observation: what has been called the ’apotheosis of the fragment’ in the art......more
Viking Heritage and History in Europe presents new research and perspectives on the use of the Vikings in public history......more
"On the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, four generations of female potters shaped pottery from local clays between 1891 ......more
New insights from the archaeology and pottery of the sanctuary of Hermes and Aphrodite at Syme Viannou, Crete The Sanctu......more
New insights from the archaeology and pottery of the sanctuary of Hermes and Aphrodite at Syme Viannou, Crete The Sanctu......more
In the energetic embroidery of India’s rich social legacy, the story of old Indian workmanship unfurls as a demonstratio......more
Delve into the opulent world of ancient Rome as this study unveils a captivating aspect of Roman wealth display during t......more
In Russia, interest in the art of ancient Cyprus dates back to the first half of the 19th century, but since then only a......more
GREEK SCULPTURE By Estelle M. Hurll A short introduction to Ancient Greek sculpture by Estelle M. Hurll, including many ......more
"An arresting illustrated history of twins in mythology, science, and visual culture. Twins have captivated the imaginat......more
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The book focuses on the archaeology of the Late Geometric and Early Archaic North-Eastern Aegean through the emergence, ......more