Penelope J. E. Davies is Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas, Austin. She earned her PhD in Classical Archaeology from Yale University, Connecticut. Her work focuses on public monuments of Rome and their propagandistic functions. Author of Death and the Emperor: Roman Imperial Funerary Monuments from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius (Cambridge, 2000), she also co-authored Janson's History of Art, 7th and 8th editions (2006, 2011).

'In this perceptive book Davies interrogates the evolving, mutually exploitative exchange between architecture and politics in Rome of the Republic. Drawing on deep research, she expertly reveals how such factors as term limits, religious traditions, materials, and cultural shifts constrained and enriched politicians and architectural projects alike. It is an informative and compelling story, told with verve and insight.' Diane Favro, University of California, Los Angeles

• Introduction; 1. A republic takes shape; 2. An age of individualism, c.338–218 BCE; 3. A state of fear and new horizons, c.217–133 BCE; 4. Turmoil and tension, c.133–90 BCE; 5. Civil war and aftermath, c.89–70 BCE; 6. Pompey, Caesar, and rivals: c.69–55 BCE; 7. Caesar, Pompey, and rivals: c.54–44 BCE; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.

Penelope J. E. Davies is Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas, Austin. She earned her PhD in Classical Archaeology from Yale University, Connecticut. Her work focuses on public monuments of Rome and their propagandistic functions. Author of Death and the Emperor: Roman Imperial Funerary Monuments from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius (Cambridge, 2000), she also co-authored Janson's History of Art, 7th and 8th editions (2006, 2011).

'In this perceptive book Davies interrogates the evolving, mutually exploitative exchange between architecture and politics in Rome of the Republic. Drawing on deep research, she expertly reveals how such factors as term limits, religious traditions, materials, and cultural shifts constrained and enriched politicians and architectural projects alike. It is an informative and compelling story, told with verve and insight.' Diane Favro, University of California, Los Angeles

• Introduction; 1. A republic takes shape; 2. An age of individualism, c.338–218 BCE; 3. A state of fear and new horizons, c.217–133 BCE; 4. Turmoil and tension, c.133–90 BCE; 5. Civil war and aftermath, c.89–70 BCE; 6. Pompey, Caesar, and rivals: c.69–55 BCE; 7. Caesar, Pompey, and rivals: c.54–44 BCE; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.

Penelope J. E. Davies is Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas, Austin. She earned her PhD in Classical Archaeology from Yale University, Connecticut. Her work focuses on public monuments of Rome and their propagandistic functions. Author of Death and the Emperor: Roman Imperial Funerary Monuments from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius (Cambridge, 2000), she also co-authored Janson's History of Art, 7th and 8th editions (2006, 2011).

'In this perceptive book Davies interrogates the evolving, mutually exploitative exchange between architecture and politics in Rome of the Republic. Drawing on deep research, she expertly reveals how such factors as term limits, religious traditions, materials, and cultural shifts constrained and enriched politicians and architectural projects alike. It is an informative and compelling story, told with verve and insight.' Diane Favro, University of California, Los Angeles

• Introduction; 1. A republic takes shape; 2. An age of individualism, c.338–218 BCE; 3. A state of fear and new horizons, c.217–133 BCE; 4. Turmoil and tension, c.133–90 BCE; 5. Civil war and aftermath, c.89–70 BCE; 6. Pompey, Caesar, and rivals: c.69–55 BCE; 7. Caesar, Pompey, and rivals: c.54–44 BCE; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.