Le corps des souverains dans les mondes hellénistique et romain. Peinture Même si la science le

Même si la science le range au nombre des couleurs primaires

“Pocket Classics” collection

anciennes ou plus récentes

a living manifestation of an inestimable heritage with pieces unveiled for the first time to the public

punctuated by his famous haikus

Le corps des souverains dans les mondes hellénistique et romain. Peinture Même si la science leWhat can the body of the sovereign tell us? How does it help us identify the form and nature of political power? How does it manifest the preeminence and authority of the monarch? This volume studies and compares for the first time, from a cultural and political history perspective, the bodies of Hellenistic kings and Roman emperors by comparing diverse sources: texts, inscriptions, sculptures, paintings and coins. It brings together European