The Column of Marcus Aurelius : the genesis & meaning of a Roman imperial monument - Beckmann, Martin, 1971- (Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2011)
The date and purpose of the column -- The dust of northern warfare : choice of location -- Form & function -- Planning & construction -- The frieze : concept & draft -- Carving the frieze -- The frieze as history -- The frieze as art -- Viewing the column -- Epilogue : the columns of Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Arcadius.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-242) and index.
Keywords: Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy); Column of Marcus Aurelius (Rome, Italy) -- History; Relief (Sculpture), Ancient -- Italy -- Rome; Friezes -- Italy -- Rome; Monuments -- Social aspects -- Rome -- History; Monuments -- Political aspects -- Rome -- History; Imperialism -- Social aspects -- Rome -- History; Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc; Rome -- History -- Marcus Aurelius, 161-180.; Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.