{"product_id":"crossing-the-pomerium-michael-koortbojian-9780691195032","title":"Crossing the Pomerium: The Boundaries of Political, Religious, and Military Institutions from Caesar to Constantine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA multifaceted exploration of the interplay between civic and military life in ancient Rome\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ancient Romans famously distinguished between civic life in Rome and military matters outside the city--a division marked by the \u003ci\u003epomerium\u003c\/i\u003e, an abstract religious and legal boundary that was central to the myth of the city's foundation. In this book, Michael Koortbojian explores, by means of images and texts, how the Romans used social practices and public monuments to assert their capital's distinction from its growing empire, to delimit the proper realms of religion and law from those of war and conquest, and to establish and disseminate so many fundamental Roman institutions across three centuries of imperial rule. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrossing the Pomerium\u003c\/i\u003e probes such topics as the appearance in the city of Romans in armor, whether in representation or in life, the role of religious rites on the battlefield, and the military image of Constantine on the arch built in his name. Throughout, the book reveals how, in these instances and others, the ancient ideology of crossing the \u003ci\u003epomerium\u003c\/i\u003e reflects the efforts of Romans not only to live up to the ideals they had inherited, but also to reconceive their past and to validate contemporary practices during a time when Rome enjoyed growing dominance in the Mediterranean world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA masterly reassessment of the evolution of ancient Rome and its customs, \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Pomerium\u003c\/i\u003e explores a problem faced by generations of Romans--how to leave and return to hallowed city ground in the course of building an empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Koortbojian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 069119503X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691195032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2020","brand":"Michael Koortbojian","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946959241471,"sku":"9780691195032","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_52cd2105-a4ad-4b87-bde5-9e5598834563.jpg?v=1681515909","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crossing-the-pomerium-michael-koortbojian-9780691195032","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}