The death of myth on Roman sarcophagi : allegory and visual narrative in the Late Empire /

A strange thing happened to Roman sarcophagi in the third century: their Greek mythic imagery vanished. Since the beginning of their production a century earlier, these beautifully carved coffins had featured bold mythological scenes. How do we make sense of this imagery's own death on later s...

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Main Author: Allen, Mont (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Series:Greek culture in the Roman world.
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Online Access:CONNECT