Metaphor and identity in Severan architecture: the Septizodium between reality and fantasy

Thomas, Edmund

Metaphor and identity in Severan architecture: the Septizodium between reality and fantasy

Thomas, Edmund

Authors

Dr Edmund Thomas e.v.thomas@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Contributors

Simon Swain
Editor

Stephen Harrison
Editor

Jas Elsner
Editor

Abstract

The Septizodium in Rome is here interpreted metaphorically as a statement of Septimius Severus's African identity, designed to greet his return from Africa in 203. A re-interpretation of sixteenth-century drawings and the Severan marble plan suggests that the building was longer than is usually supposed, extending over seven bays with a central entranceway leading to the imperial palace.

Citation

Thomas, E. (2007). Metaphor and identity in Severan architecture: the Septizodium between reality and fantasy. In S. Swain, S. Harrison, & J. Elsner (Eds.), Severan culture (327-367). Cambridge University Press

Publication Date	Oct 1, 2007
Deposit Date	Apr 3, 2009
Publicly Available Date	Jun 9, 2009
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	327-367
Book Title	Severan culture.
Chapter Number	15
Publisher URL	http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521859820