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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 avhandlingar innehållade ordet statues.
1. Att gjuta en nation : Statyinvigningar och nationsformering i Sverige vid 1800-talets mitt
Sammanfattning : The present study discusses three unveilings of statues in mid 19th century Sweden: Gustavus Adolphus in Gothenburg in 1854, Engelbrekt in Örebro in 1865, and Charles XII in Stockholm in 1868. The main theme of the study is the connection between history and contemporary politics. LÄS MER
2. The Late etruscan votive heads from Tessennano. A study of production, distribution and sociohistorical context
Sammanfattning : The Late etruscan terracotta votive heads from Tessennano were found near a rural sanctuary about a hundred km to the North of Rome in 1956. Whereas the facial fronts are serially produced with moulds, the backs are handmade. LÄS MER
3. Pagan Pasts, Christian Futures: Memory Manipulation and Christianisation in the Cities of Western Asia Minor
Sammanfattning : Religion has always impacted how we structure the physical world around us, and the Roman world was no exception. Roman cities were constructed and shaped around religious life and religious practices. Religious art was omnipresent, and religious architecture monumental. LÄS MER
4. "...achieved nothing worthy of memory" : Coinage and authority in the Roman empire c. AD 260-295
Sammanfattning : This study examines how the Roman emperors c. AD. 260–295 attempt at maintaining their power-bases through legitimation of their claims to power, with reference to various potentially powerful groups of society, such as the military, the inhabitants of the provinces and the senate in Rome. LÄS MER
5. Vårt fredliga samhälle : ”Lösdriveri” och försvarslöshet i Sverige under 1830-talet
Sammanfattning : Between 1664 and 1885 labour in Sweden was regulated by compulsory-service statutes. Able-bodied but idle persons could be compelled to submit to employment as a servant. LÄS MER