{"product_id":"attalos-athens-and-the-akropolis-9780521831635","title":"Attalos Athens and the Akropolis","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 2005 volume examines the 'little barbarians', ten figures found in Rome in 1514, now recognized as copies of the Small (or Lesser) Attalid Dedication on the Athenian Akropolis. Using discoveries by Manolis Korres, Andrew Stewart reconsiders the statues' form, date, and significance over a period of 2200 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'… the author's stated aim, 'to explain something of what Roman art was intended to do, how it functioned, and how ... it was perceived', has been brilliantly achieved.' Arctos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Rediscovery: scholars, sleuths, and stones; 2. Appropriation: gladiators for Christ; 3. Reproduction: Vei Victis!; 4. Genesis: Barbarians at the gates; Conclusion: 'The truth in sculpture'; Documentary Essay: the pedestals and the Akropolis South Wall Manolis Korres.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767746199895,"sku":"9780521831635","price":63.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/attalos-athens-and-the-akropolis-9780521831635","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}