Domesticating empire : Egyptian landscapes in Pompeian gardens / Caitlín Eilís Barrett.
2019
SB458.55
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Title
Domesticating empire : Egyptian landscapes in Pompeian gardens / Caitlín Eilís Barrett.
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ISBN
9780190641382 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Call Number
SB458.55
Dewey Decimal Classification
712.093772568
Summary
'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.
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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.
'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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 10, 2019).
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780190641351
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