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Cover page 1 Halftitle page 2 Series page 3 Title page 4 Copyright page 5 Contents 6 Illustrations 8 Acknowledgements 10 Abbreviations 11 Map 13 1 Introduction 16 Aim and scope 16 Literary review 20 A new study of the iconography of maritimere presentations 22 A selection of portable and fixed objects with harbourre presentations 25 The organization of this monograph 27 2 Alexandria, Rome, Leptis Magna and the Triumphal Imagery of Monumental Harbours 30 Introduction 30 Alexandria 30 Portus 34 Leptis Magna 38 Aspects of monumentality in ancient harbours across the Mediterranean 41 Monumentality as a source of inspiration and a programmatic model for triumphal imagery 50 Conclusion 69 3 Harbours in Graeco-Roman Art: Symbolism and Identity across the Mediterranean 72 Introduction 72 Symbolic message: Case studies of Rome, Puteoli and Leptis Magna 72 Ideological message: Representations of the imperial and mercantile classes 83 Propagandistic message: Th e iconography of imperial authority 95 Conclusion 98 4 Portraying Maritime Cityscapes: An Imperial Perspective 100 Introduction 100 Claudius and Nero: Monumental infrastructure 100 Trajan’s Column: Control over the water 105 The A

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2020

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