Crossing the Pomerium: The Boundaries of Political, Religious, and Military Institutions from Caesar to Constantine

Author:   Michael Koortbojian
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
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9780691195032


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   21 January 2020
Format:   Hardback
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A multifaceted exploration of the interplay between civic and military life in ancient Rome The ancient Romans famously distinguished between civic life in Rome and military matters outside the city-a division marked by the pomerium, an abstract religious and legal boundary that was central to the myth of the city's foundation. In this book, Mic

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Author:   Michael Koortbojian
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
ISBN:  

9780691195032


ISBN 10:   069119503
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   21 January 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Crossing the Pomerium is a highly stimulating book that deals with fundamental issues of Roman political and religious representation. Koortbojian impressively bridges disciplines, opening fruitful new perspectives on the public depiction of the Roman emperor. -Tonio Hoelscher, professor emeritus, Heidelberg University This is a thought-provoking book. The concept of the pomerium is of central importance to the study of all things Roman, and the broad chronological scope of Crossing the Pomerium will make it indispensable for scholars of history, art history, and the history of religion. -Barbara Kellum, Smith College


Koortbojian's study brilliantly parses the evidence, using both texts and images, to identify how the pomerium operated as a Roman concept, rather than just a physical boundary. ---Nicholas Wagner, Bryn Mawr Classical Review Thorough and impressive ---Saskia Stevens, ARYS: Antiguedad, Religiones y Sociedades


Koortbojian's study brilliantly parses the evidence, using both texts and images, to identify how the pomerium operated as a Roman concept, rather than just a physical boundary. ---Nicholas Wagner, Bryn Mawr Classical Review


Koortbojian's study brilliantly parses the evidence, using both texts and images, to identify how the pomerium operated as a Roman concept, rather than just a physical boundary. ---Nicholas Wagner, Bryn Mawr Classical Review Thorough and impressive ---Saskia Stevens, ARYS: Antiguedad, Religiones y Sociedades I . . . appreciated the clarity of [Koortbojian's] written expression, including the use of sub-head-ings to mark out the individual building-blocks of his arguments, and the lavish illustrations. I have no hesitation in recommending this book to all those interested in Roman art, politics, religion and the processes of thinking about them. ---Penelope Goodman, Gnomon


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Michael Koortbojian is the Moses Taylor Pyne Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University. He is the author of The Divinization of Caesar and Augustus and Myth, Meaning, and Memory on Roman Sarcophagi.

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