Journal article
Reflections of Imperialism: The Meta Sudans in Rome and the Provinces
The Art bulletin (New York, N.Y.), Vol.92(4), pp.275-292
12/01/2010
DOI: 10.1080/00043079.2010.10786114
Abstract
Built by the emperors of the Flavian dynasty, the conical fountain known in antiquity as the Meta Sudans appears on imperial coins and medallions issued by the emperors Titus, Domitian, Alexander Severus, and Gordian III. The enduring imperial interest in the fountain can be attributed to the monument's topographic and ideological associations with Augustus and the legacy of imperial Rome, associations that inspired the building of similar fountains in North Africa as well as the use of conical fountains as numismatic symbols of Rome in the cities of Corinth in Achaea and Nikopolis in Epirus.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Reflections of Imperialism: The Meta Sudans in Rome and the Provinces
- Creators
- Brenda Longfellow
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Art bulletin (New York, N.Y.), Vol.92(4), pp.275-292
- Publisher
- College Art Association
- DOI
- 10.1080/00043079.2010.10786114
- ISSN
- 0004-3079
- eISSN
- 1559-6478
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2010
- Academic Unit
- Art and Art History; University College Courses
- Record Identifier
- 9984397233402771
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