ISBN : 9780198753322
Spanning centuries and the vastness of the Roman Empire, The Last Statues of Antiquity is the first comprehensive survey of Roman honorific statues in the public realm in Late Antiquity. Drawn from a major research project and corresponding online database that collates all the available evidence for the 'statue habit' across the Empire from the late third century AD onwards, the volume examines where, how, and why statues were used, and why these important features of urban life began to decline in number before eventually disappearing around AD 600. Adopting a detailed comparative approach, the collection explores variation between different regions-including North Africa, Asia Minor, and the Near East-as well as individual cities, such as Aphrodisias, Athens, Constantinople, and Rome. A number of thematic chapters also consider the different kinds of honorand, from provincial governors and senators, to women and cultural heroes. Richly illustrated, the volume is the definitive resource for studying the phenomenon of late-antique statues. The collection also incorporates extensive references to the project's database, which is freely accessible online.
Preface
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Contributors
1 R. R. R. Smith: Statue Practice in the late Roman Empire: Numbers, Costumes, and Style
2 Bryan Ward-Perkins: Statues at the End of Antiquity: The Evidence of the Inscribed Bases
REGIONS
3 Carlos Machado: Italy
4 Gabriel de Bruyn and Carlos Machado: North Africa
5 Christian Witschel: Hispania, Gallia, and Raetia
6 Ulrich Gehn and Bryan Ward-Perkins: Danube Provinces and North Balkans
7 Ulrich Gehn: Greek Mainland and Islands
8 Julia Lenaghan: Asia Minor
9 Ulrich Gehn and Bryan Ward-Perkins: Egypt, Near East, and Cyprus
CITIES
10 Carlos Machado with Julia Lenaghan: Rome
11 Ulrich Gehn and Bryan Ward-Perkins: Constantinople
12 R. R. R. Smith: Aphrodisias
13 Joanna Auinger and Alexander Sokolicek: Ephesus
14 Amelia Brown: Corinth
15 Ulrich Gehn: Athens
16 Francesca Bigi and Ignazio Tantillo: Lepcis Magna
17 Francesca Bigi and Ignazio Tantillo: Gortyn
CHRONOLOGY, HONORANDS, STYLE
18 Silja Spranger: Third Century, from Alexander Severus to Carinus
19 Marietta Horster: Provincial Governors and Senatorial Office-holders
20 Kathrin Schade: Women
21 Julia Lenaghan: Cultural Heroes
22 Julia Lenaghan: Fourth-century Portrait Sculpture and Re-use
23 Marianne Bergmann and Martin Kovacs: Portrait Style
24 Bryan Ward-Perkins: The End of the Statue Habit, AD 284-620
Concordance
Bibliography
Index
