Although numerous scholars have studied Late Republican humor, this is the first book to examine its social and political context. Anthony Corbeill maintains that political abuse exercised real powers
Although numerous scholars have studied Late Republican humor, this is the first book to examine its social and political context. Anthony Corbeill maintains that political abuse exercised real powers
From the moment a child in ancient Rome began to speak Latin, the surrounding world became populated with objects possessing grammatical gender--masculine eyes (oculi), feminine trees (arbores), neute
Bodily gesture. A Roman worshipper spins in a circle in front of a temple. Faced with death, a Roman woman tears her hair and beats her breasts. Enthusiastic spectators at a gladiatorial event gesticu
Among the twelve articles included in Volume 47 are: "The Early Augustan Aldobrandini Wedding Fresco: A Quatercentenary Reappraisal"; "Monasticism and Western Society: From Marginality to the Establis
CONTENTSIntroductionArchitectural Theory and Practice: Vitruvian Principlesand "Full-scale Detail" Architectural DrawingsIngrid Edlund-Berry, University of Texas at Austin PapersFrom Vitruvian Scholar
This newest volume from the American Academy in Rome represents the interests of the AAR, its fellows, residents and the larger international community who utilize its excellent library and facilities
Among the twelve articles included in the newest volume from the American Academy in Rome are: "The Native Market for Greek Vases and its Implications"; "Unpublished Documents Shed New Light on the Li
ContentsNuragic Tower Models and Ancestral MemoryR. Ross HollowayRhythm in Catullus 34George SheetsLiteracy and Luxury in the Early Empire: A Papyrus-Roll Winder from PompeiiSusan WoodPortraits, Plots
ContentsWatching the Skies: Janus, Auspication, and the Shrine in the Roman ForumRabun TaylorReconsidering the So-called "Sede degli Augustali" at Ostia Margaret A. LairdJuvenal's Third Satire: Umbric
