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OverviewThe artists of Ancient Rome portrayed the barbarian enemies of the empire in sculpture, reliefs, metalwork and jewellery. Enemies of Rome shows how the study of these images can reveal a great deal about the barbarians, as well as Roman art and the Romans view of themselves. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Iain FerrisPublisher: The History Press Ltd Imprint: The History Press Ltd Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.290kg ISBN: 9780750935173ISBN 10: 0750935170 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 18 November 2003 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsThere never was a more self-confident empire than the Roman one. Convinced of their superiority over all comers, the Romans stepped out and conquered the world. The root of their self-assurance lay in their perception of those they conquered. They were inferior. They were the barbarians. By looking at Roman art, Ferris pinpoints the stereotyping that characterised the Roman view of others. His minute study of monuments, statues, columns and plaques across Europe and the Middle East reveals a new angle on how Romans loathed, feared or admired their opponents. He presents images of dignified Gauls, vicious Dacians and brutal Germans and reveals just how widespread the representation of barbarians was in Roman art. Portraying them usually exaggerated the might of Rome and Ferris's study clearly shows how this exaggeration was vital to a Roman society which considered itself besieged by outsiders and, as time passed by, at the mercy of enemies within. (Kirkus UK) Author InformationIain Ferris is a research fellow in the Deapartment of Ancient History and Archaeology at Birmingham University. He teaches archaeology at Birmingham and is an advisor to the archaeology department at Birmingham and is an advisor to the archaeology department at Bradford University. He has written many excavation reports and articles on Roman society and Roman art. He lives in Selly Oak, Birmingham. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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