Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
'This book consists of a comprehensive collection of ancient literary evidence on Roman art and artists, assembled together in translation and provided with linking passages to set the historical context. Its purpose is to make this evidence accessible to students who are not specialists in the classical languages or classical archaeology.\n
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Synopsis
A comprehensive collection of ancient literary evidence on Roman art and artists, assembled in translation and provided with linking passages that set the historical context. Reissue of a highly-esteemed volume originally published by Prentice-Hall in 1966.
Table of Contents
Preface; Preface to the reissue of 1983; Introduction; 1. The Roman republic; 2. The Roman empire from 27 BC to 192 AD; 3. Late antiquity; Appendix; Index; Index of artists; Graphical index; General index.