Vatikanische Museen. Museo Gregoriano Profano ex Lateranense

Bauornamentik und Architekturglieder

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With the participation of numerous experts, this volume explores the holdings of the Museo Gregoriano Profano, one of the largest collections of Roman architectural elements in Rome. It does so with a view to the Vatican's collecting and exhibition practices …

Colour Schemes in Roman Architecture

Aesthetics, Semantics, and Regional Appropriation

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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 entirely dedicated to the polychromy of architectural orders in the Roman provinces. Its …

Die Mainzer Salus

Gesellschaft und Stadtkultur im Norden der Germania Superior

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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 2020. Her left foot rests on a bovine head, …

Appropriation Processes of Statue Schemata in the Roman Provinces | Aneignungsprozesse antiker Statuenschemata in den römischen Provinzen

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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 new versions and integrated into different material, spatial and functional contexts. These …

Antike Bauornamentik

Grenzen und Möglichkeiten ihrer Erforschung

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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. Offering an accesible overview of recent fields of research, this book will be …

The Sack of Rome in 410 AD

The Event, its Context, and its Impact

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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 event that is full …

Die Basilica Aemilia am Forum Romanum

Der kaiserzeitliche Bau und seine Ornamentik

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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 in comparison with many other ancient buildings, and yet it …