Description
Pliny discusses how the course of moral decline and extravagance has led to the decline of classical art. He also provides a detailed account of the world of the rich Roman collector.
Pliny sketches a theory of advancing moral decline and extravagance, in the course of which he gives a detailed account of six centuries of classical art and a fascinating sketch of the world of the rich Roman collector. Isager's is the first full treatment of this subject for over a hundred years.