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Author:

Johnson, Mark Joseph.

Title:

The Roman imperial mausolem in late antiquity / Mark J. Johnson.

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xviii, 296 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Mausoleums--Rome--History.
Rome--Antiquities.
Emperors--Tombs--Rome.
Rome--Kings and rulers.
Burial--Rome--History.
Rome--Social life and customs.
Art, Roman.
Architecture, Roman.
Mausoleum.
Kaiser.
Römisches Reich.
Grabdenkmal--Herrscher--Römer--Geschichte Spätmittelalter.
Mausoleum--Römer--Geschichte Spätmittelalter.
Herrscher--Grabdenkmal--Römer--Geschichte Spätmittelalter.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-291) and index.

Contents:

The emperor in death -- From tumulus to domed rotunda in imperial mausolea -- The mature domed rotunda--mausolea of the tetrarchs -- Mausolea of the Christian emperors -- Sepulcra divorum--symbolism and cult practices.

Summary:

This text is a comprehensive study of the mausolea of the later Roman emperors. Mark Johnson examines the symbolism and function of the mausolea, demonstrating for the first time that these monuments served as temples and shrines to the divinized emperors.

ISBN:

0521513715 (hbk.)
9780521513715 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)309835740

LCCN:

2009005514

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)