Tarih ve Gelecek Dergisi

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As it is known, in the Hellenic world, nudity had a symbolic meaning. The naked male body was known as an indicator of beauty, youth, courage, being strong in war, invincible and fast in sports. Although the Romans have been depicted with toga, the Roman clothing, since the Republican Period, in the provinces outside Rome, instead of toga, they were depicted in honor statue types containing "symbolic nudity" mentioned or known for the Hellenes. Nudity is known as unusual for a Roman noble or even a citizen. For this reason, while it is known that the Romans acted according to a certain dress code in daily life, it is necessary to question why they preferred statues of honor that showed them naked, sometimes while they were alive and sometimes after their death. This questioning and the result of the query are made in the article together with a long evaluation section. This evaluation has been addressed with previously published archaeological materials available in the text or through publications. The reason for this is to see more clearly the interaction between Romans Hellenes and nude male statues, based on known types in this article. During the research, a total of seven honorary statues of three different Hermes types were examined under their own types. Hermes types have been researched under the main headings of "Hermes Farnese", "Hermes Richelieu" and "Hermes Tying His Sandals", respectively.

Each statue of honor is discussed with both its differences and similarities under the group which is included in or belong to. The aim of the study is to identify and compare the male honor statue types that changed from the Hellenes to the Late Republican Period of Rome. The statues were grouped both in order to classify the types of statues examined and to make it easier to understand the male honor statues examined under the types. Each type has been researched chronologically under its own group and the importance of the types and their changes are discussed. However, when it comes to statues of honor for the Romans, only naked statues should not come to mind. Apart from the naked types, there are also half-naked, clothed and armored statues of honor, but an evaluation has been made only on this type in the title and text. This study is a compilation or can be described as a shot summary of previous studies and ended with a comprehensive evaluation.