\"Barbarians\" in Roman Art

[Bob Roeder]

Hello,

Besides reading Roman accounts (Tacitus, J. Caesar, V. Paterculus, etc.) of the Celts, Germanics, etc. (especially the "Germans")I have also been searching for Roman art works which depict the "barbarians". At the moment I'm reading I.M. Ferris' Enemies of Rome: Barbarians Through Roman Eyes. Yes, I know the Roman sources can be a bit skewed/inaccurate in their descriptions/representations, but I find it an interesting exercise none the less.

A few sculptural representations (besides the columns of Trajan and M. Aurelius) can be found here:

http://www.lessing-photo.com/search.asp?...e=1&ipp=96

Anyway, the point of this thread/inquiry...in the Kultur documentary "The Germanic Tribes" (yes there are a few problems with this too but I like it anyway) they show two Roman bronze figures of what are probably "Germans". Does anyone know the location of these figures or if they can be found on-line?

In case anyone is inclined to try to help, they are shown within the first 5 minutes + of the abovementioned documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY8L1MCsiP4

I found the bronze cauldron with four suebian-knotted "Germanic" heads shown with the figures at these two websites, both of which are rather interesting anyway:

http://www2.rgzm.de/Transformation/Czech...012007.htm

http://www2.rgzm.de/Transformation/Czech...nglish.htm

Thank you in advance,

[diegis]

Hello Bob

I think the most represented "barbarians" in Roman art was by far the Dacians. I read somewhere there are over 100 statues which is know about until now, beside the images from Trajan Column and Adamclisi Tropaeum Traiani monument. Most are in Italy, some in Paris at Luvru Museum, some even in Russia at Ermitage Sankt Petersburg Museum.

This was supposed by some to represent Dacian king Decebalus



















This one was quite big




There are more, 8 big ones are on Constantine Arch of Trimph as well but i dont have time to search now

[Bob Roeder]

Diegis/Razvan:

Yes, how could I forget the Dacians! The images are wonderful, thank you.

I cannot remember who, but one of the other members here posted this link to the Arch of Constantine:

http://theeyegame.com/DeepZoom/ArchOfConstantine#link5

[john roberts]

Gladiators are often depicted with long hair, indicating that they are barbarians, but unfortunately it's impossible to know what sort of barbarians they are supposed to be.

[ValentinianVictrix]

The now lost Column of Arcadius was drawn by various artists and shows Gothic infantry/cavalry as well as depictions of a naval battle.- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gurlit...Column.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...Column.jpg

The mostly destroyed Column of Theodosius also shows Goths- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisk_of_Theodosius