Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern

by Mary Beard

Book Overview

From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years

What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book--against a background of today's "sculpture wars"--Mary Beard tells...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691222363
• ISBN13: 9780691222363
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.6" x 9.5"