Politics in the Monuments of Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar - 9780367531140

Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book explores the diachronic development of the ideological content of Pompey and Caesar\u2019s monuments in Rome, emphasising the importance of the late Republican period as a precursor to imperial propaganda through architecture. \nIn the final years of the Roman Republic, individuals such as Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar exploited the communicative power of architecture. The former promoted the first and largest stone theatre in Rome; the latter started comprehensive town-planning projects that arguably verged on the utopian. Yet the study of the politics expressed by these monuments and how complex late Republican politics shaped the monuments themselves has attracted less attention than that of subsequent imperial architecture. Zampieri addresses this imbalance, exploring the\n\nPolitics in the Monuments of Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\;