Death and the emperor: Roman imperial funerary monuments, from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius

282 Pages·2004·163.964 MB·English

by  Davies, Penelope J. E

DEATH AND THE EMPEROR
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PENELOPE J. E. DAVIES
DEATH AND THE
EMPEROR
ROMAN IMPERIAL FUNERARY
MONUMENTS FROM AUGUSTUS
TO MARCUS AURELIUS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS
AUSTIN
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The publication of this book was assisted by a University Cooperative Society Subvention Grant
awarded by the University of Texas at Austin.
© Cambridge University Press 2000
Copyright © 2004 by the University of Texas Press
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
First University of Texas Press edition, 2004
Figures 41, 63, 66, 6j, and 71 are reprinted with the kind permission ofYale University Press.
Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to Permissions, University of
Texas Press, Box 7819, Austin,TX 78713-7819.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Davies, Penelope J. E., 1964-
Death and the emperor : Roman imperial funerary monuments, from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius /
Penelope J. E. Davies.— 1st University of Texas Press ed.
p. cm.
Originally published: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-292-70275-2 (alk. paper)
1. Sculpture, Roman—Italy—Rome. 2. Relief (Sculpture), Roman—Italy—Rome.
3. Emperors—Monuments—Italy—Rome. 4. Sepulchral monuments—Political aspects—Italy—Rome.
5. Rome (Italy)—Buildings, structures, etc. 1. Title.
NB1875.D38 2004
733'-5—dc22
2003056529
ISBN 978-0-292-75637-3 (e-book)
ISBN 978-0-292-78956-2 (individual e-book)
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For Maureen, Michael, and Sarah,
and in Memory of Justin
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CONTENTS
List of Illustrations page ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
1 THE MONUMENTS 13
2 AN IMAGE OF THINGS ACHIEVED 49
3 AN IMPERIAL COSMOS: THE CREATION OF ETERNITY 75
4 FIRE, FERTILITY, FICTION: THE ROLE OF THE EMPRESS 102
5 THE DYNAMICS OF FORM 120
6 THE POWER OF PLACE 136
CONCLUSION 172
Abbreviations Used in Notes 175
Notes 179
Bibliography 233
Index 255
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ILLUSTRATIONS
1 "Casal Rotondo," Via Appia, Rome page 7
2 Mausoleum of Augustus, actual state 14
3 Mausoleum of Augustus, actual state 15
4 Reconstruction of the Mausoleum of Augustus by H. von Hesberg 16
5 Plan of the Mausoleum of Augustus 16
6 Obelisk from the Mausoleum of Augustus in Piazza dell'Esquilino 17
7 Obelisk from the Mausoleum of Augustus in Piazza del Quirinale 17
8 Ara Pacis Augustae, view of the west side 18
9 Reconstruction of the Solarium Augusti with the Mausoleum of
Augustus and the Ara Pacis Augustae, by E. Buchner 18
10 Arch of Titus, view from the east 20
11 Arch of Titus, triumphator relief 21
12 Arch of Titus, spoils relief 22
13 Arch of Titus, apotheosis relief 23
14 Detail of the arch in the spoils relief on the Arch of Titus 24
15 Mosaic from a house on the Quirinal beneath the Caserma dei
Corazzieri 26
16 Mosaic from a house on the Quirinal beneath the Caserma dei
Corazzieri 26
17 Sestertius of 95/96 possibly showing the Temple of the Flavian Dynasty 27
18 Trajan's Column, actual state 28
19 Plan of Trajan's Forum 29
20 Restored north—south section of Trajan's Forum. From J. E. Packer,
The Forum of Trajan in Rome: A Study of the Monuments 29
21 Plan of the base of Trajan's Column 30
22 Section of Trajan's Column 31
23 Funerary altar of P. Ciartius Actus, Musei Capitolini 33
24 Griffin and putto frieze from Trajan's Forum, Musei Vaticani 34
25 Mausoleum of Hadrian, actual state 35
26 Isonometric reconstruction of the Mausoleum of Hadrian by M. Eisner 37
27 Entrance vestibule of the Mausoleum of Hadrian 38
28 Portrait of Hadrian from the Mausoleum, Musei Vaticani 38
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