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Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive examination of the Roman Forum in late antiquity, this book explores the cultural significance of restoring monuments and statues in the city's preeminent public space, demonstrating shifts in patronage, political power, historical
Trade ReviewAn interesting book, which puts forward an important and innovative agenda for the study of Late Antique Rome. * Antiquity *
Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction: The Late Antique Roman Forum under Restoration
- 1. Collective Identity and Renewed Time in the Tetrarchic Roman Forum
- 2. Constantine the Restorer
- 3. Statues in the Late Antique Roman Forum
- 4. Restored Basilicas and Statues on the Move
- 5. The Contested Eternity of Temples
- 6. Rome’s Senatorial Complex and the Late Antique Transformation of the Elite
- Conclusion: Public Space in Late Antiquity
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
