The body of sovereigns in the Hellenistic and Roman worlds.
Pure Editions| N° d'inventaire | 26013 |
| Format | 15.5 x 24 |
| Détails | 424 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Rennes, 2022 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782753586482 |
What can the body of the sovereign tell us? How does it help us identify the form and nature of political power? How does it manifest the preeminence and authority of the monarch?
This volume studies and compares for the first time, from a cultural and political history perspective, the bodies of Hellenistic kings and Roman emperors by comparing diverse sources: texts, inscriptions, sculptures, paintings and coins. It brings together European specialists from different disciplines - history, anthropology, art history, philology - who analyze the construction of the bodies of ancient sovereigns through its codification and staging, in relation to Greek, Hellenistic and Roman traditions and norms.
What can the body of the sovereign tell us? How does it help us identify the form and nature of political power? How does it manifest the preeminence and authority of the monarch?
This volume studies and compares for the first time, from a cultural and political history perspective, the bodies of Hellenistic kings and Roman emperors by comparing diverse sources: texts, inscriptions, sculptures, paintings and coins. It brings together European specialists from different disciplines - history, anthropology, art history, philology - who analyze the construction of the bodies of ancient sovereigns through its codification and staging, in relation to Greek, Hellenistic and Roman traditions and norms.