To browse Academia. This thesis explores the theme of luxury within Latin Love Elegy, a unique literary genre. It examines the Roman economic context prior to Christ, particularly the trade and cultural implications of luxury items, especially in relation to women.
By analyzing various facets of luxury consumption, the thesis endeavors to illustrate how luxury is treated within this literary domain. Although the focus of this book is on the city of Rome, the theoretical framework H. The recent works made by the Polytechnic of Bari about the Hellenistic cities of Agrigento Italy , Byllis Albania , and Kos Greece have raised several problems in relation to the study of Hellenistic cities and its urban, economic and social development.
The analysis of the architectural structures and their monumentality provides insights into the value of these cities, which are to be considered ceremonial poleis, where community events are monumental like buildings.
The protagonists of this development are the Hellenistic kings and the ruling classes that use urban centres such as the theatre for their propaganda.
Religious festivals, processions, royal celebrations move in a scene that dialogues between architecture and social action. These events are the means by which cities create their collective memory, organize their myths and cults, and activate a sense of belonging to the polis.
