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- Title
BETWEEN REPUBLIC AND PRINCIPATE: VITRUVIUS AND THE CULTURE OF TRANSITION.
- Authors
ROMANO, ELISA
- Abstract
The article attempts to locate Vitruvius, the author of the treatise "De architectura," within the historical and cultural contexts of his time, specifically during the transition from late republic to Augustan principate. Topics discussed include Vitruvius' military service under Caesar, retirement during the initial years of the principate, and scholarship on his importance as historical figure and literary author. Vitruvius' role in the so-called Roman Cultural Revolution is mentioned.
- Subjects
VITRUVIUS Pollio; DE Architectura (Book); SCHOLARLY method; AUTHORS; ARTISTS
- Publication
Arethusa, 2016, Vol 49, Issue 2, p335
- ISSN
0004-0975
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/are.2016.0011