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Doorways To Divinity And Function In The Form: Icons And Ecclesiastical Enforcement, Ana Schnellmann
Doorways To Divinity And Function In The Form: Icons And Ecclesiastical Enforcement, Ana Schnellmann
Student Scholarship
It is always fascinating to explore the development of cultures and cultural art and to see how one evolves from and into the next. In classical antiquity, the veneration of the cult statue was common; the cult statue occupied a niche in the temple to which only priests and guests of the priests had direct access. The statues were not simply symbolic· they were instead holy objects, manifesting a direct path the the cult deity they depicted. The image itself, in other words, was the authority; the image itself had power. The forms and authority of the cult deities and …
"Future City In The Heroic Past: Rome, Romans, And Roman Landscapes In Aeneid 6–8", Eric Kondratieff
"Future City In The Heroic Past: Rome, Romans, And Roman Landscapes In Aeneid 6–8", Eric Kondratieff
History Faculty Publications
From the Intro: “Arms and the Man I sing…” So Vergil begins his epic tale of Aeneas, who overcomes tremendous obstacles to find and establish a new home for his wandering band of Trojan refugees. Were it metrically possible, Vergil could have begun with “Cities and the Man I sing,” for Aeneas’ quest for a new home involves encounters with cities of all types: ancient and new, great and small, real and unreal. These include Dido’s Carthaginian boomtown (1.419–494), Helenus’ humble neo-Troy (3.349–353) and Latinus’ lofty citadel (7.149–192). Of course, central to his quest is the destiny of Rome, whose …
A Tale Of Two Queens: Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun And Marie Antoinette, Bailey Compton
A Tale Of Two Queens: Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun And Marie Antoinette, Bailey Compton
Student Scholarship
What started as an unlikely partnership would blossom into a powerful and close friendship between artist Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun and Queen Ma1ie Antoinette. The former was able to enjoy increased career success and esteem with many thanks owed to the patronage of the latter who would expc1·ience a decline in general popularity. The working friendship of the two powerful women is shown under the guise of Vigee Le Brun' s famed portraiture. Vigee Le Brun's gentle, soft, and dew-like detailing and treatment of her subjects enabled her to portray Marie Antoinette in a fresh light. However, the artist's …
Roman Baths At Antiochia Ad Cragum: A Preliminary Evaluation Of Bath Architecture As Social Signals In The Ancient Mediterranean World, Holly J. Staggs
Roman Baths At Antiochia Ad Cragum: A Preliminary Evaluation Of Bath Architecture As Social Signals In The Ancient Mediterranean World, Holly J. Staggs
Anthropology Department: Theses
In Rough Cilicia, monumental public architecture was built in the initial phase of the social and political formation of Asia Minor into the Roman Empire during the Imperial Period. As bathing complexes are the most abundant and diverse types of architecture in this region, it would be beneficial to analyze the role of the baths along with their importance in this new Greco-Roman society. This study will focus on two baths at the site of Antiochia ad Cragum, seating this effort in multi-level signaling theory to understand local scale patterning and revised world systems theory to understand regional scale patterning. …
Hic Est Uxor Mihei: How Roman Funerary Portraits Carve The Ideal Freedwoman, Nora Kassner
Hic Est Uxor Mihei: How Roman Funerary Portraits Carve The Ideal Freedwoman, Nora Kassner
Classical Mediterranean and Middle East Honors Projects
This paper examines the depiction of Roman freedwomen (former slaves) in thirty-five late Republican and Augustan funerary portraits. Extant portraits utilize a complex visual and written vocabulary to reveal a wide variety of views of freedwomen’s status and agency. This paper relies upon analyses of the cultural climates of the late Republican and Augustan period, careful interrogation of the material evidence through the lens of both post-structuralist and affective theory, and the use of case studies. Ultimately, it argues that funerary portraits create diverse representations of the ideal freedwoman that become part of an ongoing cultural dialogue concerning the place …
Book Review: Ancient Mediterranean Art, Bridget Sandhoff
Book Review: Ancient Mediterranean Art, Bridget Sandhoff
Art and Art History Faculty Publications
The genesis of this catalogue stemmed from the generous gift of William D. and Jane Walsh, who donated their sizeable collection of ancient Mediterranean art to Fordham University in 2006. Mr. Walsh’s life-long passion for antiquity dates to his undergraduate days when he studied classics at Fordham in the early 1950s. Though his career took a different path (i.e., law and business), Walsh never lost his love for the ancient past. In fact, over the past thirty years, he built a collection of primarily Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities.
Twice-Made Men: The Journey To The Afterlife And Back, John M. Farkas
Twice-Made Men: The Journey To The Afterlife And Back, John M. Farkas
Honors Bachelor of Arts
This paper will provide a comprehensive account of the afterlife in modern literature and then a more in-depth analysis of how the near-death experience transforms those who have them in modern accounts. For my modern sources I will be examining Todd Burpo’s non-fiction New York Times Best Seller Heaven is for Real, Dr. Eben Alexander’s non-fiction New York Times Best Seller Proof of Heaven and the BBC’s documentary entitled “The Day I Died,” produced by Kate Broome. I will give the same comprehensive examination of the Underworld in classical literature and then continue to give a deeper analysis of …
Athenian Black Glass Pottery: A View From The West, Justin St. P. Walsh, Carla Antonaccio
Athenian Black Glass Pottery: A View From The West, Justin St. P. Walsh, Carla Antonaccio
Art Faculty Articles and Research
Excavation of archaic Morgantina (c.700–450 BC), Sicily, has brought to light a significant pattern in the distribution of imported Greek pottery. This pattern, which shows a preference for imports with features that referred to metal vessels, is echoed at sites around the western Mediterranean. We argue that the preference for certain types was communicated back to Greek producers, and that it also reflects the particular local interests of non-Greeks, who associated metallic features not only with wealth, but also with their own ancestral traditions.
Bronze Statuettes From The Athenian Agora: Evidence For Domestic Cults In Roman Greece, Heather F. Sharpe
Bronze Statuettes From The Athenian Agora: Evidence For Domestic Cults In Roman Greece, Heather F. Sharpe
Art + Design Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
A Symposium On The Legacy Of Frank Moore Cross: Introduction, Walter E. Aufrecht, Sidnie White Crawford
A Symposium On The Legacy Of Frank Moore Cross: Introduction, Walter E. Aufrecht, Sidnie White Crawford
Department of Classics and Religious Studies: Faculty Publications
The papers following these remarks were presented in November 2013 at a symposium jointly sponsored by the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Schools of Oriental Research. Frank Cross was a president of both of these organizations, and so it seemed desirable to conduct a retrospective of his scholarly work under their aegis. Cross’s life and career was superbly highlighted in this journal by Peter Machinist (2013), and they need no further rehearsal here. Rather, our goal is to begin the evaluation of his work and its influence on the scholarly world.
Frank Moore Cross’S Contribution To The Study Of The Dead Sea Scrolls, Sidnie White Crawford
Frank Moore Cross’S Contribution To The Study Of The Dead Sea Scrolls, Sidnie White Crawford
Department of Classics and Religious Studies: Faculty Publications
This paper examines the impact of Frank Moore Cross on the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Since Cross was a member of the original editorial team responsible for publishing the Cave 4 materials, his influence on the field was vast. The article is limited to those areas of Scrolls study not covered in other articles; the reader is referred especially to the articles on palaeography and textual criticism for further discussion of Cross’s work on the Scrolls.
Figuring Out The Figurines Of The Ancient Near East, Stephanie Langin-Hooper
Figuring Out The Figurines Of The Ancient Near East, Stephanie Langin-Hooper
Art History Research
No abstract provided.
Rape And Revolution: Tacitus On Livia And Augustus, Thomas E. Strunk
Rape And Revolution: Tacitus On Livia And Augustus, Thomas E. Strunk
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
“Review Of R. Stroud, Corinth Volume Xviii. 6. The Sanctuary Of Demeter And Kore: The Inscriptions.”, Laura Gawlinski
“Review Of R. Stroud, Corinth Volume Xviii. 6. The Sanctuary Of Demeter And Kore: The Inscriptions.”, Laura Gawlinski
Classical Studies: Faculty Publications and Other Works
This is a book review of Ronald Stroud's "Corinth Volume XVIII.6. The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: The Inscriptions."
Review Of The Imagery Of The Athenian Symposium, Justin St. P. Walsh
Review Of The Imagery Of The Athenian Symposium, Justin St. P. Walsh
Art Faculty Articles and Research
A review of Kathryn Topper's The Imagery of the Athenian Symposium.