Author: Susan Raven
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113489239X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Nearly three thousand years ago the Phoenicians set up trading colonies on the coast of North Africa, and ever since successive civilizations have been imposed on the local inhabitants, largely from outside. Carthaginians, Romans, vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, TUrks, French and Italians have all occupied the region in their time. The Romans governed this part of Africa for six hundred cities, twelve thousand miles of roads and hundreds of aquaducts, some fifty miles long. The remains of many of these structures can be seen today. At the height of its prosperity, during the second and third centuries AD, the area was the granary of Rome, and produced more olive oil than Italy itself. The broadening horizons of the Roman Empire provided scope for the particular talents of a number of Africa's sons: the writers Terence and Apuleius; the first African Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, famous Christian theologians like Tertulllian and Saint Augustine - these are just some who rose to meet the challenges of their age.
Rome in Africa
Author: Susan Raven
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113489239X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Nearly three thousand years ago the Phoenicians set up trading colonies on the coast of North Africa, and ever since successive civilizations have been imposed on the local inhabitants, largely from outside. Carthaginians, Romans, vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, TUrks, French and Italians have all occupied the region in their time. The Romans governed this part of Africa for six hundred cities, twelve thousand miles of roads and hundreds of aquaducts, some fifty miles long. The remains of many of these structures can be seen today. At the height of its prosperity, during the second and third centuries AD, the area was the granary of Rome, and produced more olive oil than Italy itself. The broadening horizons of the Roman Empire provided scope for the particular talents of a number of Africa's sons: the writers Terence and Apuleius; the first African Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, famous Christian theologians like Tertulllian and Saint Augustine - these are just some who rose to meet the challenges of their age.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113489239X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Nearly three thousand years ago the Phoenicians set up trading colonies on the coast of North Africa, and ever since successive civilizations have been imposed on the local inhabitants, largely from outside. Carthaginians, Romans, vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, TUrks, French and Italians have all occupied the region in their time. The Romans governed this part of Africa for six hundred cities, twelve thousand miles of roads and hundreds of aquaducts, some fifty miles long. The remains of many of these structures can be seen today. At the height of its prosperity, during the second and third centuries AD, the area was the granary of Rome, and produced more olive oil than Italy itself. The broadening horizons of the Roman Empire provided scope for the particular talents of a number of Africa's sons: the writers Terence and Apuleius; the first African Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, famous Christian theologians like Tertulllian and Saint Augustine - these are just some who rose to meet the challenges of their age.
Roman Africa in Color
Author: Mortimer Wheeler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Roman Africa in Color. Photographed by Roger Wood. Introd., Commentary by Mortimer Wheeler
Author: Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A history of the life and times of the Romans as shown by an investigation of the antiquities spread along the North African coast from Morocco to Egypt and the Sudan.
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ISBN:
Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A history of the life and times of the Romans as shown by an investigation of the antiquities spread along the North African coast from Morocco to Egypt and the Sudan.
Roman Africa
Author: Alexander Graham
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Roman Africa in Colour
Author: Mortimer Wheeler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500240441
Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500240441
Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Roman African in Color
Author: Mortimer Wheeler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Roman Africa in colour
Author: Roger Wood
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Blacks in Antiquity
Author: Frank M. Snowden
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674076266
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Investigates the participation of black Africans, usually referred to as "Ethiopians," by the Greek and Romans, in classical civilization, concluding that they were accepted by pagans and Christians without prejudice.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674076266
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Investigates the participation of black Africans, usually referred to as "Ethiopians," by the Greek and Romans, in classical civilization, concluding that they were accepted by pagans and Christians without prejudice.
Stories in Stone
Author: Aïcha Ben Abed Ben Khader
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892368039
Category : Mosaics, Roman
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Between the second and the sixth centuries of the common era, elaborate mosaics were designed and created to pave the floors of town homes and rural estates of the Roman settlements in North Africa. These stunning mosaics were especially widespread in the colony of Africa Proconsularis, modern-day Tunisia, and covered a wide range of subject matter: from scenes of daily life and classical mythology, to abstract floral and geometric designs of rare vibrancy and complexity. A distinctive African style emerged, whose influence would extend throughout the Mediterranean basin and beyond. This catalogue is being published to coincide with an exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa from October 26, 2006, to April 30, 2007--the first major exhibition in the United States solely devoted to ancient mosaics. The twenty-seven mosaics in the exhibition come from Tunisia's leading museums, including the Bardo Museum in Tunis, the Sousse Museum and the El Jem Museum. Stories in Stone is structured around four principal themes--Nature, Theater and Spectacle, Myths and Gods, and Technique--and includes extensive material on mosaic conservation. In addition to color plates of all objects in the exhibit, this catalogue includes nine richly illustrated essays that illuminate the historical background of mosaic art, trace the development of principal themes, and examine the conservation of mosaics both in the museum setting and in situ. Contributors include Taher Ghalia, director of the Bardo Museum; Mongi Ennaifer, minister of cultural affairs, Tunisia; Thomas Roby, senior project specialist, Getty Conservation Institute; and Jerry Podany, head of antiquities conservation, J. Paul Getty Museum.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892368039
Category : Mosaics, Roman
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Between the second and the sixth centuries of the common era, elaborate mosaics were designed and created to pave the floors of town homes and rural estates of the Roman settlements in North Africa. These stunning mosaics were especially widespread in the colony of Africa Proconsularis, modern-day Tunisia, and covered a wide range of subject matter: from scenes of daily life and classical mythology, to abstract floral and geometric designs of rare vibrancy and complexity. A distinctive African style emerged, whose influence would extend throughout the Mediterranean basin and beyond. This catalogue is being published to coincide with an exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa from October 26, 2006, to April 30, 2007--the first major exhibition in the United States solely devoted to ancient mosaics. The twenty-seven mosaics in the exhibition come from Tunisia's leading museums, including the Bardo Museum in Tunis, the Sousse Museum and the El Jem Museum. Stories in Stone is structured around four principal themes--Nature, Theater and Spectacle, Myths and Gods, and Technique--and includes extensive material on mosaic conservation. In addition to color plates of all objects in the exhibit, this catalogue includes nine richly illustrated essays that illuminate the historical background of mosaic art, trace the development of principal themes, and examine the conservation of mosaics both in the museum setting and in situ. Contributors include Taher Ghalia, director of the Bardo Museum; Mongi Ennaifer, minister of cultural affairs, Tunisia; Thomas Roby, senior project specialist, Getty Conservation Institute; and Jerry Podany, head of antiquities conservation, J. Paul Getty Museum.
Roman Africa in Colour
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Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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