The Greek paradigm : a model for life-style, a case of academic classicism, or a building block of imperial culture?
The monuments : how the language works
Battle-scenes : the tradition of Hellenistic pathos
Battle-scenes : their reception in Rome
State ceremonial : the tradition of classical dignity
The semantic system : the elements and their use
The semantic system : premisses and structure
The origins of the system : dynamics and statics
Language of imagery and style
Formal system and style in the theory of rhetoric and of imagery
Conclusion : language of imagery and culture of empire.
