TY - BOOK AU - Beckmann,Martin TI - The Column of Marcus Aurelius: the genesis & meaning of a Roman imperial monument T2 - Studies in the history of Greece and Rome SN - 9780807834619 (cloth: alk. paper) AV - NA9340 .R4B43 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Chapel Hill PB - University of North Carolina Press KW - Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy) KW - History KW - Relief (Sculpture), Ancient KW - Italy KW - Rome KW - Friezes KW - Monuments KW - Social aspects KW - Political aspects KW - Imperialism KW - Rome (Italy) KW - Buildings, structures, etc KW - Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 KW - Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-242) and index; The date and purpose of the column -- The dust of northern warfare : choice of location -- Form & function -- Planning & construction -- The frieze : concept & draft -- Carving the frieze -- The frieze as history -- The frieze as art -- Viewing the column -- Epilogue : the columns of Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Arcadius ER -