- Places America's response to Rome in a historical context, from the Revolutionary era to the present
- Looks at portrayals of Rome in different media: writing, architecture, theatre, painting, World's Fairs and Expositions, and film
- Beautifully illustrated with over 40 high quality photographs and figures
- 308 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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Ancient Rome and Modern America
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Ancient Rome and Modern America explores the vital role the narratives and images of Rome have played in America's understanding of itself and its history.
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Table of contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Exemplary Romans in the Early Republic
- 2 Working Men’s Heroes
- 3 Rome and the Politics of Slavery
- 4 Corporate Caesars and Radical Reformers
- 5 Manifest Virtue
- 6 The Pleasures of Empire
- 7 Screening Rome During the Great Depression
- 8 Cold War Romans
- 9 Imperial Consumption
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Filmography
- Index
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