Pallas et la statue de César. Affichage et espace public à Rome - article ; n°152 ; vol.6, pg 11-40

Corbier Mireille

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Revue numismatique - Année 1997 - Volume 6 - Numéro 152 - Pages 11-40
Summary. - This study addresses the Roman practice of displaying texts in public spaces. The study focuses on the problem of the spatial definition of the places where texts were displayed, that is, the « places of reference » recognized as such by Romans in their mental mapping of the city. The author takes as an example the bronze engraving and displaying ad statuant loricatam diui Iulii of Claudius' speech and of the senatusconsulta honoring Pallas in 52 AD. This display, attested in a letter written by Pliny the Younger, is used to demonstrate that a referential localisation can help one to choose among various literary and epigraphical sources. During the first century AD in Rome, the statua loricata of Caesar was a recognized spatial reference. It also suggests that a financial service of the prince was located nearby i.e., for modern historians, the financial service directed by the a rationibus. This loricata was very likely in Caesars forum. It remains to be seen whether it was the same as the equestrian statue of Caesar representing him as Alexander riding Bucephalus. The author situates this display within the general development of honorific displays in Rome, a development that shows the care taken in choosing the best possible place in which to perpetuate the hommage given.
30 pages
Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.

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• Publié par: REVUE_NUMISMATIQUE
• Publié le: 01 janvier 1997
• Nombre de lectures: 9
• Langue: Français
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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