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An Anatolian Studies Virtual Seminar with Dario Calomino (Warwick University).
This talk explores the visual language adopted in the cities of Asia Minor to represent the emperor Caracalla in the years 214–216, which he spent travelling between the Anatolian region, Egypt and the Near East. It discusses the imagery designed to express Caracalla's relation with the divine through the overlapping representations of the emperor as a devotee and peer of the gods, and as a divine being. The talk focuses in particular on the imagery introduced in Asia Minor to represent the worship of the living Roman emperor and his cult-image, providing insights into the creation of extraordinary visual patterns that remained unique to the reign of Caracalla.
Find out more on our website: biaa.ac.uk/event/anatolian-studies-virtual-seminar-series-caracalla-and-the-divine-emperor-worship-and-representation-in-the-visual-language-of-r
Read the full article in Anatolian Studies: cambridge.org/core/journals/anatolian-studies/article/abs/caracalla-and-the-divine-emperor-worship-and-representation-in-the-visual-language-of-roman-asia-minor/C2FACB73077BF18F3F4D2726B6D2A7CC
An Anatolian Studies Virtual Seminar with Dario Calomino (Warwick University).
This talk explores the visual language adopted in the cities of Asia Minor to represent the emperor Caracalla in the years 214–216, which he spent travelling between the Anatolian region, Egypt and the Near East. It discusses the imagery designed to express Caracalla's relation with the divine through the overlapping representations of the emperor as a devotee and peer of the gods, and as a divine being. The talk focuses in particular on the imagery introduced in Asia Minor to represent the worship of the living Roman emperor and his cult-image, providing insights into the creation of extraordinary visual patterns that remained unique to the reign of Caracalla.
Find out more on our website: biaa.ac.uk/event/anatolian-studies-virtual-seminar-series-caracalla-and-the-divine-emperor-worship-and-representation-in-the-visual-language-of-r
Read the full article in Anatolian Studies: cambridge.org/core/journals/anatolian-studies/article/abs/caracalla-and-the-divine-emperor-worship-and-representation-in-the-visual-language-of-roman-asia-minor/C2FACB73077BF18F3F4D2726B6D2A7CC
