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The religion of senators in the Roman Empire : power and the beyond /

Examines political and religious power as practised by the elite of the Roman Empire.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Várhelyi, Zsuzsanna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Religion and power in imperial Rome; Religion and power: a new approach to senatorial religion; The religion of senators in the empire; Part I; Chapter 1 The new senate of the empire and religion; Chapter 2 Religious groups among senators; Part II; Chapter 3 The dynamics of senatorial religion in Rome and Italy; Chapter 4 Representing imperial religion: the provinces; Part III; Chapter 5 Towards a "theology" of Roman religion; Chapter 6 Innovations and aspirations
  • Conclusion: Two saecular gamesAppendices; Appendix A: First-generation provincial senators whose ancestors had been involved in the imperial cult; Appendix B: Senators originating from the provinces with ongoing involvement in the imperial cult; Appendix C: Senators buried in the provinces of their origo from the West; Appendix D: Senators buried in the provinces of their origo from the East; Appendix E: Fetiales; Appendix F: Salii; Appendix G: Luperci; Appendix H: Senatorial children involved in ritual assistance of arvales; Appendix I: Aediles cereales; Bibliography; Index hominum