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Twelve Caesars : images of power from the ancient world to the modern

text Twelve Caesars : images of power from the ancient world to the modern

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"From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 yearsWhat does the face of power look like? W... Read more
Contents

The emperor on the mall: an introduction -- Who's who in the twelve Caesars -- Coins and portraits, ancient and modern -- The twelve Caesars, more or less -- The most famous Caesars of them all -- Satire, subversion and assassination -- Caesar's wife ...above suspicion?

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xi, 376 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Publisher
Princeton University Press 2021

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 709.02 BEA in Adult Non-fiction Available

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