Crossing the pomerium : the boundaries of political, religious, and military institutions from Caesar to Constantine /

The Romans' early establishment of the sanctity of their city and the desire to protect it, from not only the ravages of military conflict beyond its confines but the dangers of authoritarian rule at home, took a variety of forms, legal, political, and military. These were codified in social p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koortbojian, Michael (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Antiquarian reconstructions and living realities
  • Crossing the pomerium : the armed ruler at Rome
  • Octavian's Imperium Auspiciumque in 43 BC and their late Republican context
  • Roman sacrifice and the ritus militaris
  • Constantine's arch and his military image at Rome.