Walking served as an occasion for the display of power and status in ancient Rome, where great men paraded with their entourages through city streets and elite villa owners strolled with friends in private colonnades and gardens. In this book-length treatment of the culture of walking in ancient Rome, Timothy O'Sullivan explores the careful attention which Romans paid to the way they moved through their society. He employs a wide range of literary, artistic and architectural evidence to reveal the crucial role that walking played in the performance of social status, the discourse of the body and the representation of space. By examining how Roman authors depict walking, this book sheds new light on the Romans themselves - not only how they perceived themselves and their experience of the world, but also how they drew distinctions between work and play, mind and body, and Republic and Empire.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9781107000964
eBay Product ID (ePID)
108598403
Product Key Features
Author
Timothy M. O'sullivan
Publication Name
Walking in Roman Culture
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Archaeology, History
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
202 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
150mm
Item Weight
440g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Timothy M. O'sullivan
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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