학술논문
Rome, ancient
Document Type
Reference Entry
Author
Favro, Diane, author; Gill, David W. J., author; Dwyer, Eugene, author; Henig, Martin, author; MacDonald, William L., author; Sear, F. B., author; Blagg, T. F. C., author; Walker, Susan, author; Hilton, Jeffrey, author; Reynolds, Joyce, author; II, C. K. Williams, author; Cormack, S., author; Bowsher, J. M. C., author; Delaine, Janet, author; Stenton, E. C., author; Brilliant, Richard, author; D'Ambra, Eve, author; Claridge, A., author; Landwehr, C., author; Bartman, Elizabeth, author; Holliday, Peter J., author; Hannestad, N., author; Kuttner, Ann, author; Wilkins, Ann Thomas, author; Wrede, Henning, author; Antonaccio, C. M., author; Bergmann, Marianne, author; Barbet, Alix, author; Eristov, Hélène, author; Dunbabin, Katherine M. D., author; Blanc, Nicole, author; Whitehouse, David, author; Price, Jennifer, author; Johns, Catherine, author; Oliver, Andrew, author; Manning, W. H., author; James, Simon, author; Burnett, Andrew, author; Vickers, Michael, author; Higgins, Reynold, author; Bailey, Donald M., author; Chapman, Hugh, author; Hayes, J. W., author; Uhlenbrock, Jaimee, author; Granger-Taylor, Hero, author; Bounia, Alexandra, author
Source
Oxford Art Online, 2003, ill.
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Civilization that flourished first in Rome itself (from the 7th century bc) and eventually in the far-flung regions of the Empire. Its art, language and institutions have had an incalculable influence on the West. This survey ends with the official recognition of Christianity by Constantine the Great in the Edict of Milan (ad 313); for art after that date see Early Christian and Byzantine art. For the city of Rome itself, both ancient and modern, see Rome. Diane Favro ‘You Romans, keep your mind on ruling other peoples. These will be your arts,’ wrote Virgil in the 1st century bc (Aeneid VI.851–2). Indeed, the Romans became masters in the art of conquest, extending their power through the entire Mediterranean and beyond (see fig.). The locus of Roman power began modestly. A cluster of independent Neolithic villages first occupied the future site of Rome, inland east of the River Tiber in central Italy. At this advantageous location, hills gave protection from attacks and floods; intervening valleys and the river provided easy communication; and an island facilitated river crossing. According to tradition, ...