Description
Book SynopsisAs the first book to focus on the comparison of Roman Hellenisms per se,
Comparing Roman Hellenisms in Italy shows that such comparison is especially valuable in revealing how any singular instance of the phenomenon is situated and specific, and has its own life, trajectory, circumstances, and afterlife.
Trade Review“This is a valuable and rich contribution to an essential topic in ancient studies. The Roman interaction with Greek culture encompassed most areas of Roman culture. Compartmentalized studies have been the norm, and this broader perspective fills a real need.” —Karl Galinsky, University of Texas
“This book provides a series of engaging, well-written, and well-conceived essays on a topic that will be of great interest to Greek and Roman scholars alike: Roman Hellenism. The contributors and editors have deftly provided a unified consideration of Roman Hellenism in text and material culture, and they are to be commended for writing a volume that bridges disciplinary divides and showcases how interdisciplinary discussions and analyses can further our understanding of multifaceted concepts like Roman Hellenism.” —Brenda Longfellow, University of Iowa
Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Basil Dufallo and Riemer A. Faber
- 1. Pythagoras and Alcibiades in the Comitium, or: The Sculptural Representation of Greek Subjects in the Forum, ca. 320–220 BCE
- Roman Roth
- 2. Roman Epicureanism
- Alison Keith
- 3. Augustus’ Hellenistic Divinization in Ovid’s Fasti and Suetonius’ Lives of the Caesars
- Darja Šterbenc Erker
- 4. Hellenic Horses: Domitianic vs. Augustan Hellenism in Statius, Silvae 1.1
- Basil Dufallo
- 5. Space and Time, from Greek Myth to Roman Art
- Nathaniel B. Jones
- 6. The Statues of Nike from Oplontis: Decor et Duplicatio Revisited
- Elaine K. Gazda
- 7. Revisionist Representations of Early Latin Poetry: Horace and the ‘Hellenistic’ Aesthetics of Ennius
- Riemer A. Faber
- 8. Apuleius’ Metamorphoses, Vergil’s Eclogues, and the Varying Challenges of Greek Genres
- Luca Graverini
- 9. Roman Hellenism and Republican Architecture: The Genesis of the Corinthian Order
- Marcello Mogetta
- 10. Portraiture in the Greek East in the Roman Period: The View from the Athenian Agora
- Sheila Dillon
- Epilogue: Cultural Dynamics and Influences
- Martin Hose
- Bibliography
- List of Contributors
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