Ida Östenberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 5626929 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ida Östenberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ida |
| FAMILY NAME | Östenberg |
| SIGNATURE | ÖSTENBERG I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gothenburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4375-3446 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Gendering the Funeral
This chapter focuses on public funerals held for aristocratic women during the Republican age and the transition to the early Empire. Through close readings of the literary testimony, I will analyse aspects of the history, appearance, contents, form, meaning and function of the female public funeral. I will argue that the Romans started to hold public funerals for their elite women much earlier than is often assumed and that such ceremonies forme…
The Arch of Titus
Damnatio Memoriae Inscribed
This article targets erased Roman inscriptions in terms of materiality. It argues that the physical material and form of inscriptions played a crucial part in the phenomenon commonly termed damnatio memoriae. Materiality is further applied as a theoretical concept. Hence, the paper discusses changed, attacked, and erased inscriptions as agents that transmitted novel messages of the past and present to their viewers. It argues that these messages …
Animals and Triumphs
"The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life encompasses all aspects of animals in the ancient world, with authoritative chapters on 33 topics by the leading scholars in their fields. It provides an introduction to and a survey of each topic and also gives guidance on further reading for those who would like to study the area in more depth. Both the realities of animals and more theoretical aspects are covered, beginning with ‘Ae…
Veni Vidi Vici and Caesar's Triumph
Without doubt, veni vidi vici is one of the most famous quotations from Antiquity. It is well known that it was Julius Caesar who coined the renowned expression. Less frequently discussed is the fact that ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’ was announced as written text. According to Suetonius, Caesar paraded a placard displaying the words veni vidi vici in his triumph held over Pontus in 46 b.c. (Suet. Iul . 37.2): Pontico triumpho inter pompae fercula…
Representations
Spoils
Among the large variety of spoils analysed in this chapter, the discussion focuses on catapults from Syracuse, pirate ships, Greek statues, and Jewish temple treasures — the triumphal processions aimed at displaying great richness. Whether weapons, artistic masterpieces, or crowns presented as gifts, everything was shown and counted as pure material wealth: gold, silver, and bronze. The chapter points out that many riches on triumphal display cam…
Captives
This chapter focuses on human captives, who formed a key element in the Roman triumphal procession. Central among all displays was the enemy leader, who was staged in close visual interplay with the Roman triumphator. Kings were the most treasured, as were royal relatives, especially children and wives. The chapter also discusses aspects of ethnicity, gender, and the display of marked outsiders — Amazons and pirates. Finally, the post-processiona…
Staging the World
This final chapter brings together important conclusions and interprets them in their processional, ideological, and historical context. A prime point is that Rome defined herself by exposing the defeated as contrasts, in order to set, in negative terms, ideal concepts of and normative limits to its own society. To separate Romans from others, the triumphal performance required a fixed and easily legible role-playing, and a series of visual codes…
From Conquest To Pax Romana The Signa Recepta And The End Of The Triumphalfasti In 19 Bc
In the 1540s, a most important archaeological find was made in the Forum Romanum. In the quest for new building material, a bulk of inscriptions came to light. These inscriptions turned out to contain two lists, one recording the magistrates of Rome, the other giving her triumphators. The inscribed lists were placed in the Palazzo dei Conservatori on the Capitoline hill, from where they received their name, the Fasti Capitolini. Later on, several…
Titulis oppida capta leget
This paper examines the written placards that formed part of the Roman triumphal procession. The placards are commonly described as tabulae ansatae, but were, as is argued, rather tituli, that is placards used for short notes of contents. Based on a passage in Ovid, the article holds that the information advertised on the placards could be categorised as causae et res et nomina, causes for the display, objects paraded, and names of peoples and pe…
Staging the World
This book is about the Roman triumphal procession in its capacity as spectacle and performance. It analyses the triumphs as visually emphatic events that both conveyed and constructed Roman views of the world. Aiming at approaching issues of identity, the book analyses how Rome presented and perceived the defeated on triumphal display. Spoils, captives, and representations are the objects, and the basic questions strive to establish both contents…
Staging the World
This book is about the Roman triumphal procession in its capacity as spectacle and performance. It analyses the triumphs as visually emphatic events that both conveyed and constructed Roman views of the world. Aiming at approaching issues of identity, the book analyses how Rome presented and perceived the defeated on triumphal display. Spoils, captives, and representations are the objects, and the basic questions strive to establish both contents…
Titulis oppida capta leget
This paper examines the written placards that formed part of the Roman triumphal procession. The placards are commonly described as tabulae ansatae, but were, as is argued, rather tituli, that is placards used for short notes of contents. Based on a passage in Ovid, the article holds that the information advertised on the placards could be categorised as causae et res et nomina, causes for the display, objects paraded, and names of peoples and pe…
Representations
Spoils
Among the large variety of spoils analysed in this chapter, the discussion focuses on catapults from Syracuse, pirate ships, Greek statues, and Jewish temple treasures — the triumphal processions aimed at displaying great richness. Whether weapons, artistic masterpieces, or crowns presented as gifts, everything was shown and counted as pure material wealth: gold, silver, and bronze. The chapter points out that many riches on triumphal display cam…
Captives
This chapter focuses on human captives, who formed a key element in the Roman triumphal procession. Central among all displays was the enemy leader, who was staged in close visual interplay with the Roman triumphator. Kings were the most treasured, as were royal relatives, especially children and wives. The chapter also discusses aspects of ethnicity, gender, and the display of marked outsiders — Amazons and pirates. Finally, the post-processiona…
Staging the World
This final chapter brings together important conclusions and interprets them in their processional, ideological, and historical context. A prime point is that Rome defined herself by exposing the defeated as contrasts, in order to set, in negative terms, ideal concepts of and normative limits to its own society. To separate Romans from others, the triumphal performance required a fixed and easily legible role-playing, and a series of visual codes…
From Conquest To Pax Romana The Signa Recepta And The End Of The Triumphalfasti In 19 Bc
In the 1540s, a most important archaeological find was made in the Forum Romanum. In the quest for new building material, a bulk of inscriptions came to light. These inscriptions turned out to contain two lists, one recording the magistrates of Rome, the other giving her triumphators. The inscribed lists were placed in the Palazzo dei Conservatori on the Capitoline hill, from where they received their name, the Fasti Capitolini. Later on, several…
Titulis oppida capta leget
This paper examines the written placards that formed part of the Roman triumphal procession. The placards are commonly described as tabulae ansatae, but were, as is argued, rather tituli, that is placards used for short notes of contents. Based on a passage in Ovid, the article holds that the information advertised on the placards could be categorised as causae et res et nomina, causes for the display, objects paraded, and names of peoples and pe…
Staging the World
This book is about the Roman triumphal procession in its capacity as spectacle and performance. It analyses the triumphs as visually emphatic events that both conveyed and constructed Roman views of the world. Aiming at approaching issues of identity, the book analyses how Rome presented and perceived the defeated on triumphal display. Spoils, captives, and representations are the objects, and the basic questions strive to establish both contents…
Veni Vidi Vici and Caesar's Triumph
Without doubt, veni vidi vici is one of the most famous quotations from Antiquity. It is well known that it was Julius Caesar who coined the renowned expression. Less frequently discussed is the fact that ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’ was announced as written text. According to Suetonius, Caesar paraded a placard displaying the words veni vidi vici in his triumph held over Pontus in 46 b.c. (Suet. Iul . 37.2): Pontico triumpho inter pompae fercula…
Animals and Triumphs
"The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life encompasses all aspects of animals in the ancient world, with authoritative chapters on 33 topics by the leading scholars in their fields. It provides an introduction to and a survey of each topic and also gives guidance on further reading for those who would like to study the area in more depth. Both the realities of animals and more theoretical aspects are covered, beginning with ‘Ae…
Damnatio Memoriae Inscribed
This article targets erased Roman inscriptions in terms of materiality. It argues that the physical material and form of inscriptions played a crucial part in the phenomenon commonly termed damnatio memoriae. Materiality is further applied as a theoretical concept. Hence, the paper discusses changed, attacked, and erased inscriptions as agents that transmitted novel messages of the past and present to their viewers. It argues that these messages …
The Arch of Titus
Gendering the Funeral
This chapter focuses on public funerals held for aristocratic women during the Republican age and the transition to the early Empire. Through close readings of the literary testimony, I will analyse aspects of the history, appearance, contents, form, meaning and function of the female public funeral. I will argue that the Romans started to hold public funerals for their elite women much earlier than is often assumed and that such ceremonies forme…
Classical Antiquity Studies (10 works) · History (10 works) · Art (9 works) · Ancient history (7 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (5 works) · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (5 works) · Classics (4 works) · History (4 works) · Procession (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works)