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dc.contributor.advisorStinson, Phil
dc.contributor.authorSamz-Pustol, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-25T04:41:08Z
dc.date.available2015-02-25T04:41:08Z
dc.date.issued2014-08-31
dc.date.submitted2014
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:13539
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/16814
dc.description.abstractThe display contexts of the bronze statues of legendary heroes, Horatius Cocles and Cloelia, in the Roman Forum influenced the representation of these heroes in ancient texts. Their statues and stories were referenced by nearly thirty authors, from the second century BCE to the early fifth century CE. Previous scholarship has focused on the bravery and exemplarity of these heroes, yet a thorough examination of their monuments and their influence has never been conducted. This study offers a fresh outlook on the role the statues played in the memory of ancient authors. Horatius Cocles and Cloelia are paired in several ancient texts, but the reason for the pairing is unclear in the texts. This pairing is particularly unique because it neglects Mucius Scaevola, whose deeds were often relayed in conjunction with Horatius Cocles' and Cloelia's; all three fought the same enemy at the same time and place. This pairing can be attributed, however, to the authors' memory of the statues of the two heroes in the Forum. I have created an original map reconstructing the locations of the statues using a map of the Augustan age Roman Forum. This new map serves as a useful tool for examining the relationships of the statues. A textual and topographical analysis of the two statues shows that the locations of these monuments in the Forum and memory of their display contexts in the minds of Roman authors such as Cicero, Virgil, Valerius Maximus, and Pliny the Elder bonded Horatius Cocles and Cloelia together and left out Mucius Scaevola. Roman authors remembered historical figures based on the locations of their monuments rather than on a timeline, emphasizing the role of art in memory.
dc.format.extent53 pages
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
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dc.subjectClassical studies
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subjectClassical literature
dc.subjectArt and memory
dc.subjectCloelia
dc.subjectHoratius Cocles
dc.subjectRoman archaeology
dc.subjectRoman Forum
dc.subjectStatues
dc.titleLegendary Art & Memory in Republican and Imperial Rome: The Statues of Horatius Cocles and Cloelia
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberWelch, Tara
dc.contributor.cmtememberYounger, John
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineClassics
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.A.
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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