The Last Statues of Antiquity

The Last Statues of Antiquity is the first comprehensive survey of Roman honorific statues in the public realm in Late Antiquity, and is drawn from a major research project and corresponding online database that collates all the available evidence for the 'statue habit' across the Roman Empire, from the late third century AD onwards. The volume examines where, how, and why statues were used, and why these important features of urban life began to declinein number before eventually disappearing. Adopting a detailed comparative approach, the collection explores variation between different regions (including the Near East), as well as individual cities (such asAphrodisias), and also the different kinds of honorand, from provincial governors to cultural heroes.