Download or read book Monumentality and the Roman Empire written by Edmund Thomas and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-15 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Monumentality and the Roman Age' presents a study of the concept of monumentality in classical antiquity, asks what it is that the notion encompasses and how significant it was for the Romans themselves in moulding their individual or collective aspirations and identities.