Representations of War in Ancient Rome

War suffused Roman life to a degree unparalleled in other ancient societies. Although the place of war in ancient Roman culture has been the subject of many studies, this book examines how Romans represented war, in both visual imagery and in literary accounts. Spanning a broad chronological range, from the mid-4th century BC to the 3rd century AD, the essays in this volume consider audience reception, the reconstruction of display contexts, as well as the language of images, which could be either explicit or allusive in representations of war. They also analyze the construction of the Romans' view of themselves, their past, and their future. Dillon, professor of art history and classical studies, and her co-editor bring together the first book to address Roman representations of war, going beyond just literal representations of war, but also examining literary and allegorical representations found in a wide variety of art media such as architecture, painting, sculpture, building, relief, coin, and such.