Imperial Projections Ancient Rome in Modern Popular Culture |
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| Editor:
| Joshel, Sandra R.
Malamud, Margaret
McGuire, Donald T.
McGuire, Donald T. |
| Series title: | Arethusa Bks. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-6742-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2001 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $58.00 |
Book Description:
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The phenomenal success of the recent film Gladiator ensures that ancient Rome will continue to inspire moviemakers and attract audiences as it has done since the dawn of cinema. Indeed, the creators of popular culture have so often appropriated elements of Roman history and society for films and television programs, novels and comic books, ......
The phenomenal success of the recent film Gladiator ensures that ancient Rome will continue to inspire moviemakers and attract audiences as it has done since the dawn of cinema. Indeed, the creators of popular culture have so often appropriated elements of Roman history and society for films and television programs, novels and comic books, ......