ROMAN IMPERIAL STATUE BASES. from Augustus to Commodus

Author: Højte, Jakob Munk
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 2005
No. of pages: 658
Illustrations: 0 Color Illustrations. 44 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 9 1/2”x 6 1/2”
Weight: 4.00
ISBN: 8779341462
Biblio/Bio: Index. Bibl.
Code: 6112

Price: $95.00

This book offers extensive studies of who was commemorated, where, when, and why, by surveying the bases the purloined images stood upon. The reason the bases are studied is due to the fact that most Roman imperial statues were made of bronze which was melted down at the first opportunity to sell for the valuable scrap metal. This book draws upon 2,300 known bases from nearly 800 sites. Højte takes a look at the geographical distribution, statues dedicated before and after a reign, occasions for statue erections, and dedicators. The study presented here is an expansion on Højte’s 2001 Ph.D. dissertation for the University of Aarhus.