books.google.co.uk - No other monumental art form was so widely disseminated throughout the Roman Empire as the portrait statue, and its impact on city life was crucial. By combining a wide socio-historical perspective with a close reading of individual images, their setting, and their inscribed texts, this book suggests...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Roman_Portraits_in_Context.html?id=VdVMMTGDzK4C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareRoman Portraits in Context