In the first comprehensive study of Roman ancestor masks in English, Harriet Flower explains the reasons behind the use of wax masks in the commemoration of politically prominent family members by the elite society of Rome. Broadening her approach from the purely art historical, Flower traces the fu[...]
Argues for a completely new interpretation of republican chronology. While classicists have long recognized that the Roman Republic changed and evolved over time, the author mounts a serious argument against the idea of republican continuity that has been fundamental to modern historical study.[...]