Certain aspects of the culture of imperial Rome: political, cultural and moral values, attitudes and mentalities in crucial decades of transformation of the classical world.
[Art for the Empire. Function and intent of the images of the Roman world] Paul Zanker, director of the German Archaeological Institute at Rome and scholar of the art and civilization of the Hellenistic and Roman world, investigates – through profound, sensitive analysis, characterized by originality of method – the ancient artworks in terms of both decorative forms and individual representations, shedding light on the shared values of the society, the aspirations and tastes of the different classes, the changes in cultural perspectives.
Here the author presents a series of essays on aspects of the culture of imperial Rome, vividly evoking the political, cultural and moral values, attitudes and mentalities in crucial decades of transformation of the classical world.