Decoration and display in Rome's imperial thermae : messages of power and their popular reception at the Baths of Caracalla / Maryl B. Gensheimer.

9780190614805 (electronic book)

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.

English

1 online resource : illustrations.

NA3360 .G46 2018

729.0945632

Across the Roman Empire, ubiquitous archaeological, art historical, and literary evidence attests to the significance of bathing for Romans' daily routines. Given the importance of bathing to the Roman style of living, imperial patrons enhanced their popular and political stature by endowing eight magnificent baths (the so-called imperial thermae) in the city of Rome between 25 b.c.e. and 315 c.e. This text presents a detailed analysis of the decoration of the best preserved of these bathing complexes, the Baths of Caracalla (inaugurated 216 c.e.).

Across the Roman Empire, ubiquitous archaeological, art historical, and literary evidence attests to the significance of bathing for Romans' daily routines. Given the importance of bathing to the Roman style of living, imperial patrons enhanced their popular and political stature by endowing eight magnificent baths (the so-called imperial thermae) in the city of Rome between 25 b.c.e. and 315 c.e. This text presents a detailed analysis of the decoration of the best preserved of these bathing complexes, the Baths of Caracalla (inaugurated 216 c.e.).

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