Bridget Buxton
Biographic Data
| ID | 2567169 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bridget Buxton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bridget |
| FAMILY NAME | Buxton |
| SIGNATURE | BUXTON B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Rhode Island |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A New Reading of the Belvedere Altar
Controversy over the identification of the figures on the Belvedere altar has long hindered consensus about the meaning of this important Augustan monument. Attention has focused on the chariot-riding figure previously identified as Julius Caesar, Augustus, Romulus-Quirinus, Aeneas, or even Agrippa. I argue that references in Ovid's Fasti and the Consolatio ad Liviam, as well as the dedicatory inscription of the altar, suggest this figure depicts…
Unesco, URI, and Archaeology in the Deep Blue Sea
Pledges of Empire
The Ara Pacis presents the most important surviving programmatic statement of the middle years of the Augustan principate. Recent scholarship has focused on the identity and significance of the altar's children, but progress has been constrained by assumptions about Augustus' dynastic ambitions. The altar reflects the political realities and ideals of the year 13 B.C.E., when adult generals were in ascendance, foreign children took center stage, …
A New Reading of the Belvedere Altar
Controversy over the identification of the figures on the Belvedere altar has long hindered consensus about the meaning of this important Augustan monument. Attention has focused on the chariot-riding figure previously identified as Julius Caesar, Augustus, Romulus-Quirinus, Aeneas, or even Agrippa. I argue that references in Ovid's Fasti and the Consolatio ad Liviam, as well as the dedicatory inscription of the altar, suggest this figure depicts…
Pledges of Empire
The Ara Pacis presents the most important surviving programmatic statement of the middle years of the Augustan principate. Recent scholarship has focused on the identity and significance of the altar's children, but progress has been constrained by assumptions about Augustus' dynastic ambitions. The altar reflects the political realities and ideals of the year 13 B.C.E., when adult generals were in ascendance, foreign children took center stage, …
Pledges of Empire
The Ara Pacis presents the most important surviving programmatic statement of the middle years of the Augustan principate. Recent scholarship has focused on the identity and significance of the altar's children, but progress has been constrained by assumptions about Augustus' dynastic ambitions. The altar reflects the political realities and ideals of the year 13 B.C.E., when adult generals were in ascendance, foreign children took center stage, …
Unesco, URI, and Archaeology in the Deep Blue Sea
A New Reading of the Belvedere Altar
Controversy over the identification of the figures on the Belvedere altar has long hindered consensus about the meaning of this important Augustan monument. Attention has focused on the chariot-riding figure previously identified as Julius Caesar, Augustus, Romulus-Quirinus, Aeneas, or even Agrippa. I argue that references in Ovid's Fasti and the Consolatio ad Liviam, as well as the dedicatory inscription of the altar, suggest this figure depicts…
History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Altar (2 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Empire (2 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 work) · Archaeological Research and Protection (1 work)