Reading social relations from Roman African mosaics – an iconographic analyse

Journal Title: Studia Europaea Gnesnensia - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue

Abstract

The paper presents the diversity of Roman African society and the relations between different social groups by analysing the representations on the mosaics. It also analyses the manner of self-presentation of the landowners and their wives.

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Anna Mech

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  • EP ID EP363114
  • DOI 10.14746/seg.2017.16.9
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Anna Mech (2017). Reading social relations from Roman African mosaics – an iconographic analyse. Studia Europaea Gnesnensia, 16(), 155-171. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-363114