Edmund Thomas is Lecturer in Ancient Visual and Material Culture, University of Durham.

• Introduction ; I. MONUMENTAL FORM ; 1. Principles of monumental form in antiquity ; 2. The contribution of Antoninus Pius ; 3. The symbolic significance of monumental forms under the Antonines ; 4. Patrons and the monumentality of architecture ; 5. Creating form: architects in the Antonine age ; Conclusion ; II. MONUMENTS OF CITY AND EMPIRE ; 6. Buildings, politics, and the monumentality of Antonine cities ; 7. The cities and the emperor ; 8. Imperial architecture ; Conclusion ; III. MONUMENTS AND MEMORY ; 9. The monuments of the past ; 10. Building the monuments of the future ; Conclusion ; IV. RESPONSES TO MONUMENTS ; 11. Experiencing and responding to public architecture ; 12. The architectural descriptions of Lucian of Samosata ; Conclusion ; CONCLUSION

Seldom have I read a book containing on the one hand such a broad and extensive overview of Antonine architecture and, on the other, such an abundance of information about selected aspects of the topic ... However, the present book sets new standards for how Antonine architecture should be addressed ... such a well-written book deserves to be read by many scholars, students and interested readers in general.

Edmund Thomas is Lecturer in Ancient Visual and Material Culture, University of Durham.

• Introduction ; I. MONUMENTAL FORM ; 1. Principles of monumental form in antiquity ; 2. The contribution of Antoninus Pius ; 3. The symbolic significance of monumental forms under the Antonines ; 4. Patrons and the monumentality of architecture ; 5. Creating form: architects in the Antonine age ; Conclusion ; II. MONUMENTS OF CITY AND EMPIRE ; 6. Buildings, politics, and the monumentality of Antonine cities ; 7. The cities and the emperor ; 8. Imperial architecture ; Conclusion ; III. MONUMENTS AND MEMORY ; 9. The monuments of the past ; 10. Building the monuments of the future ; Conclusion ; IV. RESPONSES TO MONUMENTS ; 11. Experiencing and responding to public architecture ; 12. The architectural descriptions of Lucian of Samosata ; Conclusion ; CONCLUSION

Seldom have I read a book containing on the one hand such a broad and extensive overview of Antonine architecture and, on the other, such an abundance of information about selected aspects of the topic ... However, the present book sets new standards for how Antonine architecture should be addressed ... such a well-written book deserves to be read by many scholars, students and interested readers in general.

Edmund Thomas is Lecturer in Ancient Visual and Material Culture, University of Durham.

• Introduction ; I. MONUMENTAL FORM ; 1. Principles of monumental form in antiquity ; 2. The contribution of Antoninus Pius ; 3. The symbolic significance of monumental forms under the Antonines ; 4. Patrons and the monumentality of architecture ; 5. Creating form: architects in the Antonine age ; Conclusion ; II. MONUMENTS OF CITY AND EMPIRE ; 6. Buildings, politics, and the monumentality of Antonine cities ; 7. The cities and the emperor ; 8. Imperial architecture ; Conclusion ; III. MONUMENTS AND MEMORY ; 9. The monuments of the past ; 10. Building the monuments of the future ; Conclusion ; IV. RESPONSES TO MONUMENTS ; 11. Experiencing and responding to public architecture ; 12. The architectural descriptions of Lucian of Samosata ; Conclusion ; CONCLUSION

Seldom have I read a book containing on the one hand such a broad and extensive overview of Antonine architecture and, on the other, such an abundance of information about selected aspects of the topic ... However, the present book sets new standards for how Antonine architecture should be addressed ... such a well-written book deserves to be read by many scholars, students and interested readers in general.