Description
Book SynopsisIn Julius Caesar's final years, the city of Rome is steeped in power, greed, betrayal, and political intrigue. Few periods of human history reverberate through popular culture in the twenty-first century like that of ancient Rome - especially the turbulent years leading up to Caesar's death in 44 BC.
Trade Review"Due to the wide range of subject matter, nearly every serious fan of ancient Rome will find something that piques their interest, if not something they wish to share with their students. The clear prose of all the authors-there is no getting bogged down in excessive film criticism jargon-and the copious notes make this collection useful on its own or as a springboard for further investigations." (
The Classical Outlook, Spring 2009)
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations. Notes on Contributors.
Episode Guide.
Introduction (Monica S. Cyrino).
1 Televising Antiquity: From You Are There to Rome (Jon Solomon).
2 Making History in Rome: Ancient vs. Modern Perspectives (W. Jeffrey Tatum).
3 What I Learned as an Historical Consultant for Rome (Kristina Milnor).
4 Rome’s Opening Titles: Triumph, Spectacle and Desire (Holly Haynes).
5 The Fog of War: The Army in Rome (Lee L. Brice).
6 Caesar’s Soldiers: The Pietas of Vorenus & Pullo (Brian Cooke).
7 Becoming Augustus: The Education of Octavian (Barbara Weiden Boyd).
8 "Not Some Cheap Murder": Caesar’s Assassination (Alison Futrell).
9 Women’s Politics in the Streets of Rome (Antony Augoustakis).
10 Atia and the Erotics of Authority (Monica S. Cyrino).
11 Her First Roman: A Cleopatra for Rome (Gregory N. Daugherty).
12 Gowns and Gossip: Gender and Class Struggle in Rome (Margaret M. Toscano).
13 The Gender Gap: Religious Spaces in Rome (J. Mira Seo).
14 Staging Interiors in Rome's Villas (Alena Allen).
15 Latin in the Movies and Rome (Ward Briggs).
16 Spectacle of Sex: Bodies on Display in Rome (Stacie Raucci).
17 Vice is Nice: Rome and Deviant Sexuality (Anise K. Strong).
Bibliography.
Index.
