J McCall Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Hello UNRV, I am finished with a biography of Marcellus (sacker of Syracuse) that Pen and Sword press will be publishing soon and desparately working to find a picture of the Capitoline museum seated Marcellus statue that someone has taken and is willing to let me put on the cover (with appropriate credit, of course). Any chance anyone on UNRV or someone you know has a picture of it? If so, I would be incredibly grateful (free copy of the book grateful). Here's a link to a flickr copy that is prohibitively expensive to license. www.flickr.com/photos/smbtravels/4094104337/ Thanks in advance, Jeremiah McCall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Would love to help but it seems as if I didn't take any photo of that piece since I bought my new camera (and the old ones are too poor for publishing anyway). Do you happen to know if they have any copy of the statue, say in Naples (where I can visit the national museum at any point)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryaxis Hecatee Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 If you want I may send you a high resolution version of the picture I took in december 2008 : https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FYfHNpD9d5Q/TCdaA_Cl-iI/AAAAAAAAn04/A9ZEr2gMd94/s512/P1030886.JPG And while a copy of the book would be great, a simple mention of my name and link to my picasa gallery is all I ask for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispina Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Sorry OT a bit, but where was this statue found? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryaxis Hecatee Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 I haven't found an answer to your question Crispina, either in my Capitoline Museum guide book or on the web. In fact I've discovered that there is some confusion on the statue : it is known as "Marcellus" indeed but is either the Marcellus of Syracusae or one of the Marcelli who played such a role in the events of the late 50's BC (Marcus Claudius Marcellus (consul 51 BC), Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor (consul 50 BC, father of Varus) and Gaius Claudius Marcellus Maior (consul 49 BC)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J McCall Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 I haven't found an answer to your question Crispina, either in my Capitoline Museum guide book or on the web. In fact I've discovered that there is some confusion on the statue : it is known as "Marcellus" indeed but is either the Marcellus of Syracusae or one of the Marcelli who played such a role in the events of the late 50's BC (Marcus Claudius Marcellus (consul 51 BC), Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor (consul 50 BC, father of Varus) and Gaius Claudius Marcellus Maior (consul 49 BC)) @Bryaxis Hecatee Thank you so very much for the offer. I would be incredibly grateful for a higher res copy of the photo with a simple email permission that you took it and Pen & Sword can use it on the cover. My email is jmc.hst@gmail.com. You would absolutely be credited (and you can still have a copy if you'd like) @Bryaxis and @Crispina As for the provenance of the statue, I actually wrote my M.A. thesis on Marcellus in 97-ish and I had never heard of this statue. I am suspicious that it is not cos. 222 Marcellus or at least not based on any contemporary image of 222 Marcellus. Basically it falls into the "as close as we can get" category and my press preferred this over various coin possibilities for a cover. Best, Jeremiah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J McCall Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Would love to help but it seems as if I didn't take any photo of that piece since I bought my new camera (and the old ones are too poor for publishing anyway). Do you happen to know if they have any copy of the statue, say in Naples (where I can visit the national museum at any point)? Thank you so much for the offer. As far as I know, it does not exist in any copy Naples or elsewhere, but I appreciate the assistance. Best, Jeremiah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hi Jeremiah, not sure if you have seen this, fellow writer at Pen and Sword did a review on your book http://www.unrv.com/book-review/roman-cavalry.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hello UNRV, I am finished with a biography of Marcellus (sacker of Syracuse) that Pen and Sword press will be publishing soon and desparately working to find a picture of the Capitoline museum seated Marcellus statue that someone has taken and is willing to let me put on the cover Can't help you with the picture, but the book sounds interesting. Let us know when it's out and more details about the book. guy also known as gaius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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