CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 THE MONUMENTS 13
7. 2 AN IMAGE OF THINGS ACHIEVED 49
8. 3 AN IMPERIAL COSMOS: THE CREATION OF ETERNITY 75
9. 4 FIRE, FERTILITY, FICTION: THE ROLE OF THE EMPRESS 102
10. 5 THE DYNAMICS OF FORM 120
11. 6 THE POWER OF PLACE 136
12. CONCLUSION 172
13. Abbreviations Used in Notes 175
14. Notes 179
15. Bibliography 233
16. Index 255