Sigillata und Lampen aus den Töpfereien von Henchir el Guellal bei Djilma

Zur römischen Feinkeramikproduktion in Zentraltunesien vom 3. bis 5. Jahrhundert

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The Roman production centre for African red slip ware (= ARS) and lamps at Henchir el Guellal near Djilma is located approx. 130 km southwest of Hadrumetum/Sousse in the interior of central Tunisia. It was one of the major rural …

Living in a World of Change: New Perspectives on Cultural Exchange and Transfer in the Hellenistic Mediterranean

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In the period from about 200 B.C. to the early Roman imperial period, all regions of the Mediterranean underwent a profound process of political, economic, and cultural transformation. This book seeks to provide a balanced and multi-faceted account of this …

Colour Schemes in Roman Architecture

Aesthetics, Semantics, and Regional Appropriation

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Roman architecture was characterised by a rich palette of colours, achieved through the use of natural coloured stones and painting. This conference volume is the first book entirely dedicated to the polychromy of architectural orders in the Roman provinces. Its …

Die Mainzer Salus

Gesellschaft und Stadtkultur im Norden der Germania Superior

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The volume at hand introduces a slightly less than life-size female figure with naked torso and hip cloak made of sandstone that was found in the “Zollhafen” of Mainz in October 2020. Her left foot rests on a bovine head, …

Amiternum 1

Untersuchungen zur Siedlungs- und Wirtschaftsstruktur im zentralen Abruzzenraum in römischer Zeit

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Amiternum, wichtiger Zentralort der Sabiner im oberen Aterno-Tal und Geburtsstätte Sallusts, entwickelte sich seit der römischen Eroberung zu einem der bedeutendsten Zentren im mittleren Abruzzenraum. Hierbei führten spezifische naturräumliche, gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Faktoren, darunter die intensive Beteiligung an der Transhumanz, …

Les sculptures antiques du Musée d’art et d’archéologie du Pays de Laon - Die antiken Skulpturen des Musée d’art et d’archeologie du Pays de Laon

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In the latest volume of the MAR catalogue series the ancient sculptures of the Museum of Laon (France) are presented for the first time in their entirety. The catalogue consists largely of the collection assembled by Paul Marguerite de la …

Appropriation Processes of Statue Schemata in the Roman Provinces | Aneignungsprozesse antiker Statuenschemata in den römischen Provinzen

The majority of ancient statues can be typologised on the basis of formal overlaps, i.e. arranged in 'schemes'. Individual statue schemes were handed down over centuries in ever new versions and integrated into different material, spatial and functional contexts. These …

Darstellungen von Wagenlenkern in der römischen Kaiserzeit und frühen Spätantike

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Epigrams, passing remarks, and treatises dealing with the chariot races in the Roman circus and their participants have been handed down by numerous ancient authors. Whether described by Pliny, Martial, Juvenal, Ammianus Marcellinus, or Tertullian, charioteers are frequently viewed in …

The Civil Basilica

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The volume is about the architecture and archaeology of the Civil Basilica of Aphrodisias, a huge public building built in the late first century AD. The book presents a detailed account of the Basilica's well-preserved remains and over hundred drawings …

Römische Skulpturen des späten Hellenismus und der Kaiserzeit

Katalog der Skulpturen Teil 2: Werke nach Vorlagen und Bildformeln hellenistischer Zeit sowie die Skulpturen in den Magazinen

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Mit dem vorliegenden Katalogband wird die Publikation der rundplastischen Idealskulpturen des Museo Gregoriano Profano zum Abschluß gebracht. Im Hauptteil des 172 Denkmäler umfassenden Kataloges werden die im Museum ausgestellten Skulpturen, die hellenistischen Vorbildern folgen, in ausführlichen Katalogtexten vorgelegt.
Ein zweiter Teil …

San Vitale in Ravenna and Octogonal Churches in Late Antiquity

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This book examines the octagonal churches of Late Antiquity from the origins of the type in the fourth century to its sixth-century culmination in its most famous example, the church of San Vitale in Ravenna. The buildings, limited in number …

Death and Burial in the Near East from Roman to Islamic Times

Research in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt

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This book is based on a German-Arab colloquium held in Amman in September 2013, where current excavation and research results on death and burial from Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt were presented. For the first time, Arab and Near Eastern …

Dignitas – Genese eines römischen Wertbegriffs

Eine begriffsgeschichtliche Untersuchung

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Die begriffsgeschichtliche Untersuchung „Dignitas – Genese eines römischen Wertbegriffs“ verfolgt die Entwicklung des römischen Leitbegriffs dignitas in der antiken lateinischen Literatur. Dabei werden durch Interpretation exemplarisch ausgewählter Belege des Wortes Merkmale für dignitas abgeleitet. Die so gewonnenen Merkmale werden synchron …

Reproduktion und Bild

Zur Wiederholung und Vervielfältigung von Reliefs in römischer Zeit

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The ancient (re-)production of images seen through a cultural-historical perspective is at the heart of this study, which, by the means of case studies, examines the specific situational conditions and various influences concerning the production of relief images in the …