Sarcophagum Posuit
Romische Steinsarkophage im Kontext
by Katharina Meinecke
Hardback (Published)
(May 2014)
ISBN: 9783447069939
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In this study, Katharina Meinecke addresses the different types of sarcophagus burials in the Roman Empire. She focuses exclusively on those sarcophagi which had been preserved at their original location or for which the circumstances of their discovery have been sufficiently documented in order to understand their function within the grave as well as to place them within their respective context. The area of research is the city of Rome, which as the capital and center of the Roman Empire is particularly suitable due to its function as a role model, which manifested itself not only outside Rome, but even outside Italy. The time frame of the study ranges from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century AD with a main emphasis on sarcophagus burials during the 2nd and 3rd century AD, which was the key period for production of Roman sarcophagi decorated with reliefs.
English summary: In this study, Katharina Meinecke addresses the different types of sarcophagus burials in the Roman Empire. She focuses exclusively on those sarcophagi which had been preserved at their original location or for which the circumstances of their discovery have been sufficiently documented in order to understand their function within the grave as well as to place them within their respective context. The area of research is the city of Rome, which as the capital and center of the Roman Empire is particularly suitable due to its function as a role model, which manifested itself not only outside Rome, but even outside Italy. The time frame of the study ranges from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century AD with a main emphasis on sarcophagus burials during the 2nd and 3rd century AD, which was the key period for production of Roman sarcophagi decorated with reliefs. The corresponding catalogue records the sarcophagi burials of the respective periods in topographic order. German description: Katharina Meinecke widmet sich in ihrer Untersuchung der Erforschung unterschiedlicher Typen von Sarkophagbestattungen im Imperium Romanum. Dabei betrachtet sie ausschliesslich diejenigen Sarkophage, die an ihrem ursprunglichen Fundort erhalten oder deren Fundumstande hinreichend dokumentiert sind, um ihre Funktion im Grab nachvollziehen und eine Einbettung in ihre jeweiligen Kontexte vornehmen zu konnen. Untersuchungsgebiet ist die Stadt Rom, die sich in besonderer Weise anbietet, da sie als Hauptstadt und Zentrum des Romischen Reiches stets eine Vorbildfunktion innehatte, die sich nicht nur ausserhalb Roms, sondern auch ausserhalb Italiens manifestierte. Der zeitliche Rahmen der Untersuchung reicht vom 5. Jahrhundert v.Chr. bis ins 3. Jahrhundert n.Chr., wobei die Sarkophagbestattungen aus dem 2. und 3. Jahrhundert n.Chr., also aus der Hauptproduktionszeit reliefierter romischer Sarkophage, den Schwerpunkt bilden. Meineckes Studie zu den Sarkophagbestattungen der Republik gliedert sich chronologisch in drei Abschnitte, des 1. Jahrhunderts n.Chr., in dem die Verwendung von Steinsargen noch eine relative Ausnahme darstellte, und des 2.-3. Jahrhunderts. Die Betrachtung der kaiserzeitlichen Sarkophage wird zudem durch ein Kapitel zu den republikanischen Steinsargen Latiums erganzt, das die breit verankerte Tradition dieser Beisetzungsform in der Region bereits ab dem fruhen 5. Jahrhundert v.Chr. belegt. Den drei Abschnitten liegt jeweils ein separater Katalog zugrunde, der die der entsprechenden Epoche zugehorigen Sarkophagbestattungen topographisch gegliedert verzeichnet.
- By (author) Katharina Meinecke
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Die lokalen Sarkophage aus Thessaloniki
Mit epigraphischen Beitragen von Pantelis Nigdelis und einem Anhang von Y. Maniatis und D. Tambakopoulos
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Akten des Symposiums Sarkophage der Romischen Kaiserzeit: Produktion in den Zentren – Kopien in den Provinzen
Les sarcophages romains: Centres et peripheries Paris, 2.-5.November 2005
Volume 6
Bilder und Räume
Antike Sarkophage im Kontext. Internationale Tagung, 11.–12. August 2011 in der Abteilung Rom des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts
Flesheaters
An International Symposium on Roman Sarcophagi. University of California at Berkeley 18–19 September 2009
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