Displaying Domination
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23433720 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven H Rutledge (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Pages | 123-158 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Ancient Rome as a museum (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199573233.003.0004 |
| OpenAlex | W4249175295 |
| ISBN | 9780199573233 |
| Language | EN |
This chapter examines how imperial domination by the ruling elite influenced the appearance of the city. The elite used cultural objects both to maintain and perpetuate their control over not merely Roman society, but other peoples as well. Such display was not just an additional luxury of conquest, but inherently bound up with it.
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · CONQUEST · Elite · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |