Le corps des souverains dans les mondes hellénistique et romain. Peinture punctuated by his famous haikus

punctuated by his famous haikus

collaborate on the Fête de l'Humanité from 1978

the archaeological mission of the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology has uncovered an extensive site

illustrated by 450 images

Le corps des souverains dans les mondes hellénistique et romain. Peinture punctuated by his famous haikusWhat can the body of the sovereign tell us? How does it help us identify the form and nature of political power? How does it manifest the preeminence and authority of the monarch? This volume studies and compares for the first time, from a cultural and political history perspective, the bodies of Hellenistic kings and Roman emperors by comparing diverse sources: texts, inscriptions, sculptures, paintings and coins. It brings together European