The Roman Imperial Mausoleum in Late Antiquity

by Mark J. Johnson

Book Overview

This book is the first comprehensive study of the mausolea of the later Roman emperors. Constructed between ca. AD 244 and 450 and bridging the transition from paganism to Christianity within the empire, these important buildings shared a common design, that of domed rotunda. Mark Johnson examines the symbolism and function of the mausolea, demonstrating for the first time that these monuments served as temples and shrines to the divinized emperors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107644410
• ISBN13: 9781107644410
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.9"