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Reading social relations from Roman African mosaics – an iconographic analyse

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Mech A.

Studia Europaea Gnesnensia

2017

issue 16

155-171

The paper presents the diversity of Roman African society and the relations between different social groups by analysing the representations on the mosaics. It also analyses the manner of self-presentation of the landowners and their wives.

Boginie, herosi i władcy – właściciele majątków ziemskich i ich małżonki na mozaikach z rzymskiej Afryki

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Mech A.

Studia Antiquitatis et Medii Aevi Incohantis

2016

vol. 1

102-112

In Roman Africa of the second c. AD, especially in the province Africa Proconsularis, a special form of provincial Roman art appeared: figural mosaic. These mosaics, depicting mythological or everyday life scenes, were displayed either in the context of public buildings, such as amphitheatres, or private estates (villae) of influential land owners. Those with representations of land owners and their wives draw particular attention. These people were shown mostly at leisure. The paper aims to show that the way African land owners and their wives are represented alludes to the imperial, heroic and even divine iconography (Venus) through the choice of topics, poses or costumes.

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Reading social relations from Roman African mosaics – an iconographic analyse

Boginie, herosi i władcy – właściciele majątków ziemskich i ich małżonki na mozaikach z rzymskiej Afryki