TY - BOOK AU - Rutledge,Steven H. TI - Ancient Rome as a museum: power, identity, and the culture of collecting T2 - Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation SN - 9780199573233 (hbk. : alk. paper) PY - 2012/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Art objects KW - Collectors and collecting KW - Rome KW - National characteristics, Roman KW - Civilization N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-337) and indexes; Introduction: museums and muses -- Collecting and acquisition -- Viewing, appreciating, understanding -- Displaying domination: spoils, war commemoratives, and competition -- Constructing social identity: pietas, women and the Roman house -- The monster and the map -- Imperial collections and the narrative of the Princeps -- Access and upkeep ER -