Statues and Cities: Honorific Portraits and Civic Identity in the Hellenistic World
Author:   John Ma (Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History, Corpus Christi College, Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199668915


Pages:   406
Publication Date:   27 June 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   John Ma (Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History, Corpus Christi College, Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 20.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 25.30cm
Weight:   1.082kg
ISBN:  

9780199668915


ISBN 10:   0199668914
Pages:   406
Publication Date:   27 June 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Preface List of Illustrations List of Plans List of Abbreviations Introduction Part I Statues and Stories 1: Towards a Grammar of Honours 2: The Politics of the Accusative Part II Statues and Places 3: Statues in their Spaces 4: Statues in their Places Part III Statues and Families 5: The Shape of Private Monuments 6: Private Spaces, Private Statues Part IV Statues as Images 7: Making an Honorific Portrait 8: Looking at an Honorific Portrait Conclusion Plans Bibliography Index Locorum General Index

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This book is well illustrated and contains 17 plans at the end. It is a very thorough look at what kinds of statues were set up, where, by whom, at what cost, and why. Recommended. * J .J. Gabbert, emerita, Wright State University, CHOICE *


[T]his book is well illustrated and contains 17 plans at the end. It is a very thorough look at what kinds of statues were set up, where, by whom, at what cost, and why. Recommended. -J.J. Gabbert, emerita, Wright State University, CHOICE


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John Ma is a Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. A former Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, he has taught at Princeton and has held visiting appointments in Paris. He is interested in ancient history, especially Greek, and archaeology.

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