Book contents
- Souvenirs and the Experience of Empire in Ancient Rome
- Souvenirs and the Experience of Empire in Ancient Rome
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- ONE Introduction: Souvenirs of the Roman Empire
- Part I
- TWO Souvenirs of Cult Statues
- THREE Souvenirs of Cities and Sites
- FOUR Memory, Knowledge, and Cultural Affinities
- Part II
- Notes
- References
- Index
FOUR - Memory, Knowledge, and Cultural Affinities
from Part I
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 May 2022
Book contents
- Souvenirs and the Experience of Empire in Ancient Rome
- Souvenirs and the Experience of Empire in Ancient Rome
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- ONE Introduction: Souvenirs of the Roman Empire
- Part I
- TWO Souvenirs of Cult Statues
- THREE Souvenirs of Cities and Sites
- FOUR Memory, Knowledge, and Cultural Affinities
- Part II
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 4 argues that souvenirs of cult statues, cities, and monuments helped their owners make meaning of places, transcended distances of time and space, and transformed statues and buildings into landmarks. They emerge as powerful technologies of memory and knowledge in the Roman Empire that shaped shared understandings of places and constructed imagined cultural affinities that enabled people to feel sense of belonging on multiple scales.
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- Souvenirs and the Experience of Empire in Ancient Rome , pp. 93 - 116Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022