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Lipps, Johannes
Colour Schemes in Roman Architecture
Aesthetics, Semantics, and Regional Appropriation
Roman architecture was characterised by a rich palette of colours, achieved through the use of natural coloured stones and painting. This conference volume is the first book...
Die Mainzer Salus
Gesellschaft und Stadtkultur im Norden der Germania Superior
The volume at hand introduces a slightly less than life-size female figure with naked torso and hip cloak made of sandstone that was found in the “Zollhafen” of Mainz in October...
Appropriation Processes of Statue Schemata in the Roman Provinces | Aneignungsprozesse antiker Statuenschemata in den römischen Provinzen
The majority of ancient statues can be typologised on the basis of formal overlaps, i.e. arranged in 'schemes'. Individual statue schemes were handed down over centuries in ever...
Antike Bauornamentik
Grenzen und Möglichkeiten ihrer Erforschung
The present book collects the results of a conference, held at Munich in 2011. The single papers deal with limits and possibilities of analysing ancient architectural decoration....
The Sack of Rome in 410 AD
The Event, its Context, and its Impact
On 24 August 410 the city of Rome the Goths led by their king Alaric captured and looted the city of Rome for three days. This was the first conquest of Rome in 800 years, an...
Die Basilica Aemilia am Forum Romanum
Der kaiserzeitliche Bau und seine Ornamentik
The Basilica Aemilia in the Forum Romanum is one of the most important buildings of ancient Rome due to its location, size and architecture. It is also especially well preserved...