Life, Myth, and Art in Ancient Rome

Library Bookwatch, March, 2005

Life, Myth, And Art In Ancient Rome

Tony Allan

Getty Publications

1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1682

0892368217 $19.95 www.getty.edu

Author Tony Allan draws upon his experience and expertise as the editor of Time-Life's "History of the World" and as the author of the twenty-volume series "Myth and Mankind" to provide readers with Life, Myth, And Art In Ancient Rome, a richly illustrated volume that explores the unique dichotomy of Roman culture that creating crowning achievements of Western civilization on the one hand, and their darker, barbaric, bloody politics and pastimes on the other. The Roman culture was one of just government and impartial legal institutions juxtaposed with slavery, conspiracy, superstition, and savagery. Full-color photographs of architectural sites, artifacts, mosaics, paintings, statues, and art objects enhance an informed and informative text, hallmarked with sidebars offering key information on specific sites or topics within each thematically organized chapter. Life, Myth, And Art In Ancient Rome is an especially recommended acquisition for school and community library World History collections.