The Gardens of Sallust: A Changing Landscape

Contents

c o n t e n t s Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi Part I.Topography and History 1 location and topography 1 boundaries 6 the original owner: c. sallustius crispus 8 inheritors of sallust’s gardens 10 imperial properties 11 plantings in garden estates 12 the Hortus as self-display 16 post-antique period 20 the ludovisi 21 josef spithoever 25 the 1880’s “building fever” and its aftermath 27 Part II.The Architecture of the Gardens 31 the destailleur plan and pertinent ancient remains 31 the “vestibule” in the piazza sallustio 37 an obelisk 52 wall(s) of niches 58 a cryptoporticus 60 the so-called circus of flora 61 temples of venus 68 Part III. Sculptural Finds 83 artemis, iphigenia, and a hind 85 niobids 93 gauls 104 the world of dionysos 108 “nymphs” and candelabra 116 Hartswick.indb vii Hartswick.indb vii 5/3/05 4:55:50 PM 5/3/05 4:55:50 PM
the gardens of sallust viii the ludovisi and boston “thrones” 119 ludovisi “throne”: discovery and early theories 119 boston “throne”: discovery and early reports 121 use and reuse 124 egyptian sculptures 130 sculptures found in 1888 near the via boncompagni 138 orestes and electra 140 Addendum: The Templum Gentis Flaviae and the Three Temples of Fortune 143 Afterword 147 Notes 149 Abbreviations of Periodicals and Series 197 Bibliographic Abbreviations 199 Illustration Credits 207 Index 211 Hartswick.indb viii Hartswick.indb viii 5/3/05 4:55:50 PM 5/3/05 4:55:50 PM ...