1. Introduction. Some general observations on Greek and Roman imagery and its study, 2. Greek painting: tableware from Athens, 3. Roman painting: interior walls at Pompeii, 4. Greek sculpture: gravestones at Smyrna, 5. Roman sculpture: sarcophagi with mythological motifs, 6 . Greek and Roman sculpture in the public sphere: a temple building in Athens and a funerary monument in Rome, 7. Greek and Roman coins, 8. Synthesis with conclusions.
Biography
Eva Rystedt is a professor and former holder of the chair of Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Lund University, Sweden. She is the author of numerous publications falling within the fields of Etruscan archaeology and the Bronze Age (Mycenaean) and historical visual cultures of Greece and Rome.
"With its broad compass from large-scale sculpture to small-scale coins and its chronological range, this book will serve students who can thereby gain a deep understanding of many forms of classical art, their complex imagery, and their meaning in ancient society." - Opuscula
