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Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-10357-3 — the Architecture of the Roman Triumph Maggie L Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-10357-3 — The Architecture of the Roman Triumph Maggie L. Popkin Index More Information INDEX Aachen, Germany, 138 Apollo Caelispex, statue of, 193 Abu Simbel, Egypt, 184–6 Aqua Claudia, 159 Acilius Glabrio, M., 192 Ara Maxima Herculis, 193 Acropolis, Athenian, 184 Ara Pacis, 95 Actian Arch of Augustus, 103–4 Arch of Claudius, 95–6 aedes Aemiliana (Herculis), 69, 101, 193 Arch of Constantine, 141–2, 159, 184, 216 Aemilius Lepidus, M., 52–8, 77, 126, 187, 189–90, Arch of Germanicus, 99 214 Arch of Marcus Aurelius, 141–2, 216 Aemilius Paullus, L., 21, 86, 98–9, 193, 223 Arch of Septimius Severus, 5, 23, 30–1, 33–4, 142, funeral of, 199 144–51, 161–2, 173–9, 181, 184, 216 triumph of, 21, 28–30, 86–7, 199, 202, 212 Arch of the Argentarii, 180–1 Aemilius Paullus, M., 58, 62–3, 77 Arch of Tiberius, 33–4, 101, 105–6, 175–6, 209 Aemilius Regillus, L., 52–8, 76–7, 187 Arch of Titus in the Circus Maximus (in Circo), Aemilius Scaurus, M., 126 110–11, 115, 174 Aeneid (Virgil), 81 Arch of Titus on the Sacra Via, 6, 30, 36, 62, 103, Affordable Care Act, 138 105–6, 141–2, 147, 150, 197 Africa. See also North Africa Arch of Trajan Roman conquest of, 80 at Benevento, 19, 147, 149, 197 Septimius Severus and, 137, 163, 179–80 on Capitoline Hill, 107–8 Agora, Athenian, 184 arches. See also specific arches Alban Mount, 1, 19, 30–1, 93–4 quadrigas and, 93–4, 101, 103, 129 Alcock, Susan, 75–6, 90–1, 119, 177 as triumphal monument, 61–2, 204 Alexander Severus, 132–3, 163–4, 167 visual novelty of, 61–2 Alexander the Great voussoir, 62 Granikos monument of, 77, 143–4 Arches of Augustus, 150 processions of, and of his successors, 183 Actian Arch, 103–4 Alexandria Naulochan Arch, 103–4 Grand Procession of Ptolemy Philadelphus in, Parthian Arch, 33–4, 93–4, 103–4, 174, 179 183 Arches of Stertinius. See fornices Stertinii triumphal procession of Mark Antony into, 1 architecture, Roman. See also columnar orders Alföldy, Géza, 129, 139–40 aesthetic experience of, 3, 16, 74 Alston, Richard, 123–4 display of spoils and, 67–9, 77, 103–4 Altar of Fortuna Redux, 26 Greek influences on, 3, 59–61, 63–74, 76, 88–9, Altar of Masius and Titanus Ianuari, Aachen, 138 165, 205 Ambracia, 67–9, 72, 77, 189 Hellenization of, 205 Ammianus Marcellinus, 74 innovation in, 3, 42, 58–75 Amphitheater of Nero, 117, 128 inscriptions on, 76–7, 80–1, 182 Amphitheater of Statilius Taurus, 95, 100–1, 127–9 memory and, 16 Anaglypha Traiani, 209 patronage of, 94–5 Antiochus III, 48, 61–2, 76, 192 as publicly accessible, 16, 18, 22 Antonine emperors, dynasty, 140–2, 165–9 Roman identity influenced by, 22, 80–4, 125 Antoninus Pius, 141–2 sensorial reactions to. See aesthetic experience of Faustina the Elder and, 141–2 triumphal references in, 73–7, 102–4, Apollo, in Circus Flaminius (in Circo and Sosianus). 107–8, 110–11, 128–31, 146–9 See Temple of Apollo (in Circo and Sosianus) Area Capitolina, 36–7, 42–3, 61–2, 105, 107–8 261 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-10357-3 — The Architecture of the Roman Triumph Maggie L. Popkin Index More Information 262 INDEX Area Sacra di Largo Argentina, 37–9, 42–3, 99, Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, Q., 58–60, 72–3, 126–8 76–8, 88–9, 190, 194–5 Temple A in, 52–8, 89 Caelian Hill, 42–3, 76–7, 102, 160, 162, 193–4 Temple B in, 52–8, 89 Calpurnius Piso, L., 26–8, 32–3 Temple C in, 52–8 Calpurnius Siculus, 117 Temple D in, 52–8 Cameron, Alan, 116 Area Sacra di Sant’Omobono, 26, 28–9, 83–4 Camillus. See Furius Camillus, M. ars memoriae, 13 Campus Martius, 23, 25–6, 31, 34, 39–40, 42–5, 52, Artavasdes (King), 1 99, 108, 127–8, 142, 187–8 Arx, 30–1 Capitoline Hill, 7, 23, 25, 31, 58, 62–3, 105, 107–8. Asia Minor, 48, 80, 164, 194 See also Area Capitolina Assmann, Jan, 22 Arch of Trajan on, 107–8 Assyria, triumphal imagery, 221–2 Capitoline temple. See Temple of Jupiter Athenaeus, 123–4, 183 Optimus Maximus Athens other temples on, 104–5, 191–2 Acropolis, 184 captives and prisoners, Roman triumph and, 1, 6–7, Agora, 184 9, 83, 86, 104, 106–7, 119, 122–3, 132, 147, 150, Panathenaic procession, 184, 221 180–1 Panathenaic Way, 184, 221 Caracalla, 110–11, 113, 132–3, 142–4, 147, 150, 165, Parthenon, 133, 184 170–2, 190–1, 221 Atilius Caiatinus, A., 58, 191–2 Carcer, 7, 104, 144, 150 Atrium Vestae (House of the Vestals), 142 Carthage, 3, 61–2, 191–2 Augustus Roman identity and, 3 building along triumphal route and, 94–5, sack of, 48, 193 99–100, 103–5 Cassius Dio, 1, 125, 139–40, 170–3, 180, 192, 215 building in Rome and, 3–4, 95–6 Castor. See Temple of Castor changes to institution of triumph, 93–4 Cato. See Porcius Cato, M. funeral of, 96 Chronography of 354, 187–8 political rise of, 93–4 churches, in Rome portrait of, from Primaporta, 179 San Lorenzo in Miranda, 141–2 Res Gestae of, 99 San Nicola in Carcere, 37–8, 58, 101, 162, theater construction under, 99–101, 128 191–2 trophy of, at Nikopolis, 19 San Salvatore in Campo, 88–9 auspicium, 9, 94 San Sebastiano, 164–5 Cicero, 14, 17–18, 27–8, 32–3, 189, 191 Babylon, in relief panels, 146 Circus Flaminius, 7, 23, 25–30, 32–3, 35–40, 42–5, Bacchus and Hercules (Liber). See Temple of 58, 127–8, 144, 176, 188–91 Bacchus and Hercules (Liber) manubial monuments in, 36–9, 58–61, Barrett, J. C., 82 188–91 Basilica Aemilia, 104 pomerium and, 6–7, 26, 39–40 Basilica Iulia, 33–4, 101 Porta Triumphalis and, 23, 25–30, 42–3 Basilica Nova, 30 spectator buildings in, 99–100 Baths of Caracalla, 142, 155–7 Temple of Apollo in, 41–2, 99, 120, 126–8, 132, Baths of Titus, 96 190 Battle of Mylae, 191–2 Temple of Juno Regina in, 58–60, 63–4, 77, 99, Battle of Thermopylae, 192 189–90 Beard, Mary, 10, 17–18, 32 Temple of Jupiter Stator in, 58–60, 63–6, 71–3, Bell, Sinclair, 19–20 76, 88–9, 99, 190, 194 Bellona. See Temple of Bellona Trajan’s triumph and, 99–101 Benevento, Arch of Trajan at, 19, 147, Circus Maximus, 7, 10, 23, 25, 28–30, 32–3, 35–6, 149, 197 38, 41–3, 108–15, 126, 132–3 Bonfante, Larissa, 88 Arch of Titus in, 110–11, 115, 174 Boyd, M. J., 190 fornix of Stertinius in, 58, 61–2 Britain, 21, 81–2 impact on triumphs of, 129–31 Britannia. See Britain spectacle and experience in, 116–25, 133–4 bronze, 59–60, 62–3, 77, 106–7, 113, 149, Trajan and, 4, 92–3, 107–8, 111–15 151–3 triumphal route and, 23, 25–6, 32–3, 40–3, Bush, George W., 178 101–2, 115, 126–8 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-10357-3 — The Architecture of the Roman Triumph Maggie L. Popkin Index More Information INDEX 263 urban identity influenced by triumphs in, 123–5 Corinthian columnar order, 59–60, 63–4, 69–70, circus races, chariot races, 79, 116–17 104, 164–5, 194 civil wars Cornelius Balbus, L., 93–4 of Flavian dynasty, 102, 105, 110–11 Cornelius Cethegus, C., 58, 192 of Julius Caesar, 86 Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus, P. See Scipio of Octavian (Augustus), 86, 105 Aemilianus of Septimius Severus, 4, 135, 139–40, 150, 169, Cos, Greece, 60 173, 179, 215 Croton, Italy, Temple of Hera Lacinia at. See in third century C.E., 136–7 Temple of Hera Lacinia, at Croton, Italy Claudius (emperor), 39–40 crowd excitement, 116–25, 129–31, 213 Claudius Marcellus, M., 8–9, 52 Ctesiphon, in relief panels, 146 ovatio of, 8–9 cultural memory, 85, 90, 174 sack of Syracuse, 8–9 cultural memory studies, 12 Clement X (Pope), 184 Curia, 144–6 Cleopatra, 1 Cyprus, 98 Clivus Argentarius, 141–2 Cyrenaica, 98, 124 Clivus Capitolinus, 61–2, 104–5, 144 Coarelli, Filippo, 25–6, 103–4, 187–8, 190–1, 193 Dacia,and Dacians, 4, 92–3, 98–9, 106–8, 122 Codex Coburgensis, 28–9 Dacian Wars of Trajan, 96, 107 cognitive memory studies, 4–5, 14–16, 175–7 damnatio memoriae, 13 coins de Blois, Lukas, 140 as evidence of triumphal route, 17, 36, 107–8, 221 Decebalus, 96, 104 triumphal imagery on, 17, 96–8 Dei Consentes, porticus of, 104–5 collective memory, 5, 10–13, 15–16, 88, 179 Delphi, 204–5 identity and, 18–19 tholos at, 70–1, 76 theoretical development of, 11–14, 198 Dench, Emma, 124 colored marble, 73, 106–7, 113, 161–2, 194, 205 Diana. See Temple of Diana Colosseum, 4, 36, 96, 102, 105–6, 118, 128–9 Dion, Greece, 60 Circus Maximus compared to, 112–13 Dionysius of Halicarnassus, 112 Colosseum Valley, 23, 30, 102 Divus Augustus. See Temple of Divus Augustus Columbus, Christopher, 62–3 Divus Claudius. See Temple of Divus Claudius Columbus Circle, New York, 62–3 Divus Iulius.
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