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"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 …
Rome, Women And Religion: Asserting Agency Through Decoration, Chloe Ginnegar
Rome, Women And Religion: Asserting Agency Through Decoration, Chloe Ginnegar
Summer Research
My research focused upon the use of Roman domestic decoration to convey feminine agency. The Roman Empire was comprised of male dominated social systems and state institutions. Men were able to define themselves through politics and business which were often public matters or conducted in the public space. The embedded patriarchal patterns seen in various facets of Roman society were inherently engrained in the domestic environment. While the Roman household was perceived to be a feminine space in its utility, the decorative elements worked to convey the paterfamilias’ identity. The decorative materials presented in my research were situated in two …