The divinization of Caesar and Augustus : precedents, consequences, implications /

This book examines the new institution of divinization that emerged as a political phenomenon at the end of the Roman Republic with the deification of Julius Caesar. Michael Koortbojian addresses the myriad problems related to Caesar's, and subsequently Augustus', divinization, in a sequen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Koortbojian, Michael
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Subjects:	Emperor worship > Rome. Caesar, Julius > Cult. Caesar, Julius > Art. Caesar, Julius > Monuments. Augustus, > Emperor of Rome, > 63 B.C.-14 A.D. > Cult. Augustus, > Emperor of Rome, > 63 B.C.-14 A.D. > Art. Augustus, > Emperor of Rome, > 63 B.C.-14 A.D. > Monuments. ART / History / Ancient & Classical.

Table of Contents:

1. Making men gods; 2. The question of Caesar's divinity and the problem of his cult statue; 3. Augural images: old traditions and new institutions; 4. Romulus, Quirinus, genius, divus; 5. Caesar's portrait and the Simulacrum Divi Iulii; 6. Auspicious, propitious, victorious; 7. Representation in an era of divinization; 8. Ad urbem et ex urbe: the imagery of the divus and its fate. 9. Coda: reverberations in the east.