Roman Copies of Classical and Hellenistic Sculptural Types from Macedonia
By (author) Fatima Silvestro
Hardback (Published)
(July 2026)
ISBN: 9781805833024
8.07 x 11.46 inches
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This book surveys Roman copies of Classical and Hellenistic statues from the province of Macedonia, analysing marble, bronze, reliefs and terracottas across public, private, sacred and funerary contexts (168 BC–Severan age). It offers the first comprehensive study for the region, revealing local tastes and cultural dynamics.
This work collects and analyses Roman copies of classical and Hellenistic statuary types found in what was the Roman province of Macedonia. It focuses on the material evidence (free-standing marble and bronze sculptures, relief sculptures and terracottas) from all areas of the province to investigate the phenomenon of copies in all of its manifestations in private, public, sacred and funerary contexts. The chronological limits of the research extend from the Roman conquest and the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC, until the Severan age. The material gives a picture of the tastes and trends of the society of the territory and also the religious, economic and political dynamics of which it is the reflection. The importance of studying copies for understanding the artistic culture of the provinces of the Roman Empire has been highlighted in recent years. However, no research has been conducted for Thessaloniki and Macedonia, although this important province was the centre of an old and flourishing artistic tradition. This book provides a starting point towards filling this gap.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. History of the study of Roman copies: short overview
2. Plan of the work and methodology
Chapter One: Sculptural types
Aphrodite
Apollo
Artemis
Asklepios and Asklepiads
Athena
Demeter
Diomedes
Dionysos and his thiasos
Eros
Heracles
Herculaneum women
Hermes
Meleager
Nemesis
Chapter Two: Statuary Types Known Only from Variants
Aphrodite
Hermaphrodite
Cybele
Epikouros
Ganymede
Muse (?)
Sphinx
Chapter Three: Archaeological Contexts
Private space
Public space
Sacred space
Funerary space
Chapter Four: Quarries and Workshops
Quarries and workshops in North-western Macedonia
Quarries and workshops in Central-southern-western Macedonia
Quarries and workshops in Central Macedonia
Quarries and workshops in Eastern Macedonia
Preliminary conclusions
Chapter Five: Conclusions
Paeonia, Derropios, Pelagonia, Lyncestis, Almopia: general discussion
Eordaia, Bottiea, Orestis, Elimeia, Pieria: general discussion
Crestonia, Mygdonia, Chalkidike: general discussion
Sintica, Odomantica, Edonide: general discussion
Final overview
Chapter Six: Catalogue
1. Sculptures
2. Reliefs
Bibliography
Appendices
Fatima Silvestro studied Archaeology at Roma Tre University and specialised in Archaeological Heritage at the Inter-University School of Trieste, Udine, and Venice. She received her PhD in History and Archaeology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has conducted fieldwork in Borgorose (Latium, Italy) and at the castle of Donoratico (Tuscany, Italy). Finally, she has worked at the Archaeological Museum of San Giovanni in Persiceto (Bologna) as a field archaeologist and laboratory assistant, and in the Special Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Rome as an archivist of the finds from the Palatine area.
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