Columbarium tombs and collective identity in Augustan Rome /

"Columbarium tombs are among the most recognizable forms of Roman architecture and also among the most enigmatic. The subterranean collective burial chambers have repeatedly sparked the imagination of modern commentators, but their origins and function remain obscure. Columbarium Tombs and Coll...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Borbonus, D. (Dorian)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Temas:
30 B.C.-14 A.D.
Tombs > Italy > Rome.
Architecture and society > Italy > Rome.
Urn burial > Social aspects > Italy > Rome.
Architecture et société > Italie > Rome.
Sépulture en urne > Aspect social > Italie > Rome.
Tombeaux > Italie > Rome.
ART > History > Ancient & Classical.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Religious.
Architecture and society
Tombs
Rome > History > Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.
Rome > Histoire > 30 av. J.-C.-14 (Auguste)
Italy > Rome
Rome (Empire)
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Studying columbaria as a historical phenomenon
  • Tradition and innovation in the architectural design of columbaria
  • Making and breaking the rules: the use and evolution of columbaria
  • Reading between the lines: the vocabulary of columbarium epitaphs
  • Finding niches in society: the occupants.

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