Book contents
- Half title page
- Frontispiece
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contents
- Contents
- Book part
- Introduction: From Egypt to Italy
- 1 Egyptian Objects, Roman Contexts: Appropriation and Aesthetics
- 2 Aegyptus Redacta: Augustus’ Obelisks and the Spoils of Egypt
- 3 The Sanctuary of Isis in Pompeii: Dedication and Devotion, Myth and Ritual
- 4 Images of Egypt: Land at the Limit of Belief
- Conclusion: The Afterlives of Objects
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Aegyptus Redacta: Augustus’ Obelisks and the Spoils of Egypt
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2015
- Half title page
- Frontispiece
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contents
- Contents
- Book part
- Introduction: From Egypt to Italy
- 1 Egyptian Objects, Roman Contexts: Appropriation and Aesthetics
- 2 Aegyptus Redacta: Augustus’ Obelisks and the Spoils of Egypt
- 3 The Sanctuary of Isis in Pompeii: Dedication and Devotion, Myth and Ritual
- 4 Images of Egypt: Land at the Limit of Belief
- Conclusion: The Afterlives of Objects
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Egypt in ItalyVisions of Egypt in Roman Imperial Culture, pp. 65 - 104Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015