Roman imperialism and civic patronage : form, meaning, and ideology in monumental fountain complexes

by: Longfellow, B.

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 Roman imperialism and civic patronage : form, meaning, and ideology in monumental fountain complexes
Author:Brenda Longfellow

In this book, Brenda Longfellow examines one of the features of Roman Imperial cities, the monumental civic fountain. Built in cities throughout the Roman Empire during the first through third centuries AD, these fountains were imposing in size, frequently adorned with grand sculptures, and often placed in highly trafficked areas. Over twenty-five of these urban complexes can be associated with emperors. Dr. Longfellow situates each of these examples within its urban environment and investigates the edifice as a product of an individual patron and a particular historical and geographical context. She also considers the role of civic patronage in fostering a dialogue between imperial and provincial elites with the local urban environment. Tracing the development of the genre across the empire, she illuminates the motives and ideologies of imperial and local benefactors in Rome and the provinces and explores the complex interplay of imperial power, patronage, and the local urban environment.

Contents:
Introduction
1. Precedents for Roman monumental civic fountains
2. Innovative designs: the Flavian fountains in Rome
3. Rome in the provinces: monumental civic fountains dedicated to Domitian and Trajan
4. Emperors abroad: Hadrian and Roman nymphaea in Greece
5. Variation and innovation: Hadrian and local elites in Asia Minor
6. Severan emperors and the return of imperial nymphaea to Rome
7. Imperial patronage and urban display of Roman monumental fountains

Based on the author's doctoral dissertation

Subjects:
Architecture and Planning
Architecture and society
Architecture and society Rome
Architecture et société Rome
Arkitektur Rom Antiken
Benefactors
Benefactors Rome
Bienfaiteurs Rome
Brunnen
Cities and towns Rome
Eau et architecture Rome
Fontaines Rome
Fontäner historia
Fountains
Fountains Rome
Mäzenatentum
Monumentalarchitektur
Nymphaeum
Öffentlichkeit
Patron and client Rome
Rome (Empire)
Römisches Reich
Stadt
Water and architecture
Water and architecture Rome

xiv, 277 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm

Roman imperialism and civic patronage : form, meaning, and ideology in monumental fountain complexes

by: Longfellow, B.

• ISBN-13: 9780521194938 / 978-0-521-19493-8
• ISBN-03: 0521194938 / 0-521-19493-8
• Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2010

Price: 71,46 EURO

1 copy in stock