Download or read book The Origins of Roman Historical Commemoration in the Visual Arts written by Peter J. Holliday and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-08-08 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the mentality that required the invention of history to commemorate the achievements of aristocrats at the dawn of the Roman Empire. By investigating classical literary sources as well as the visual arts, this book helps us understand how the Romans justified their action to themselves and to their conquered subjects. It investigates how the Romans interacted with the artistic traditions of the ancient Greeks, Etruscans, and other Italian peoples.