PUBLIC LECTURE: Concrete Power: the ideology of monumental public building in ancient Rome by Prof. Jeff Tatum
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Concrete Power: the ideology of monumental public building in ancient Rome by Prof. Jeff Tatum |
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Prof. Jeff Tatum, of Victoria University of Wellington, is a 2014 Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens Visiting Professor.
It is well known that monumental architecture in Rome was a crucial medium for the exhibition of aristocratic prestige, not least by way of its enduring advertisement of the glorious achievements of splendid individuals and their families. It is less often observed that the actual construction and dedication of these monuments fell within the constitutional competence of the people and the senate, or that each body tended to respect the conventions, of religion and social practice, that regulated public building. This paper will examine the constitutional, religious, and political dimensions of monumental public building, out of which will emerge a clearer picture of how the aristocracy, in monumentalising its greatness, also affirmed the majesty of the Roman people. And by revisiting, among others the Theatre of Pompey and Caesar's forum, an attempt will be made to apply these ideological considerations in the hope of recovering the Romans' experience and reception of their monumental architecture.
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