Download or read book Roman Portraits in Context written by Jane Fejfer and published by de Gruyter. This book was released on 2008 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No other monumental art form was so widely disseminated throughout the Roman Empire as the portrait statue, and its impact on city life was crucial. By combining a wide socio-historical perspective with a close reading of individual images, their se