Carolyn WhitsonFeb 25, 20216 min readRome's Metaphoric Others: Barbarians and AmazonsImages of barbarians were created to support a narrative of Roman superiority, and to justify military aggression as a defense of...
Carolyn WhitsonJan 22, 20216 min readRome and Barbarians--Ludovisi Battle SarcophagusThe barbarians here are not a journalistic representation of a specific battle, just as the image of the decedent at the center of the...