| Physical description |
xi, 383 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1 Imperial Representation of Non-Elites 15 -- 1. Augustus's and Trajan's Messages to Commoners 19 -- 2. All-Seeing Emperor and Ordinary Viewers: Marcus Aurelius and Constantine 42 -- Part 2 Non-Elites in the Public Sphere 69 -- 3. Everyman, Everywoman, and the Goods 73 -- 4. Everyman and Everywoman at Work 95 -- 5. Spectacle: Entertainment, Social Control, Self-Advertising, and Transgression 130 -- 6. Laughter and Subversion in the Tavern: Image, Text, and Context 160 -- 7. Commemoration of Life in the Domain of the Dead: Non-Elite Tombs and Sarcophagi 181 -- Part 3 Non-Elites in the Domestic Sphere 221 -- 8. Minding Your Manners: Banquets, Behavior, and Class 223 -- 9. Putting Your Best Face Forward: Self-Representation at Home 246. |
| Summary |
An exploration of what visual representation meant for people who had no access to the upper strata of Roman society (such as slaves and the working poor) that reveals the complex layers of visual communication within non-elite culture. |
| Subject |
Art, Roman -- Themes, motives.
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Art, Roman -- Social aspects.
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Social classes in art.
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Social status -- Rome.
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| ISBN |
0520219767 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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