'Domesticating Empire' is the first contextually-oriented monograph on Egyptian imagery in Roman households, investigating the functions of Egyptian landscapes within domestic gardens at Pompeii. So-called 'Aegyptiaca' helped transform domestic space into a microcosm of the Roman world and enabled ancient Pompeians to present themselves as cosmopolitan, sophisticated citizens of empire.
Note
Previously issued in print: 2019. 'Domesticating Empire' is the first contextually-oriented monograph on Egyptian imagery in Roman households, investigating the functions of Egyptian landscapes within domestic gardens at Pompeii. So-called 'Aegyptiaca' helped transform domestic space into a microcosm of the Roman world and enabled ancient Pompeians to present themselves as cosmopolitan, sophisticated citizens of empire.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 10, 2019).
