Art in the lives of ordinary Romans : visual representation and non-elite viewers in Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D. 315
"This illustrated book brings to life the ancient Romans whom modern scholarship has largely ignored: slaves, ex-slaves, foreigners, and the freeborn working poor. Though they had no access to the upper echelons of society, ordinary Romans enlivened their world with all manner of artworks. Discussing a wide range of art in the late republic and early empire - from familiar monuments to the obscure Caupona of Salvius and little-studied tomb reliefs - John R. Clarke provides a tantalizing glimpse into the lives of ordinary Roman people. Writing for a wide audience, he illuminates the dynamics of a discerning and sophisticated population, overturning much accepted wisdom about them, and opening our eyes to their astounding cultural diversity."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2003
University of California Press, Berkeley, ©2003
Pictorial works
xi, 383 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
9780520219762, 0520219767
51172352
pt. 1. Imperial representation of non-elites
Augustus's and Trajan's messages to commoners
The all-seeing emperor and ordinary viewers : Marcus Aurelius and Constantine
pt. 2. Non-elites in the public sphere
Everyman, everywoman, and the gods
Everyman and everywoman at work
Spectacle : entertainment, social control, self-advertising, and transgression
Laughter and subversion in the tavern : image, text, and context
Commemoration of life in the domain of the dead : non-elite tombs and sarcophagi
pt. 3. Non-elites in the domestic sphere
Minding your manners : banquets, behavior, and class
Putting your best face forward : self-representation at home
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