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Ushering in a new Republic : theologies of arrival at Rome in the first century BCE /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Luke, Trevor S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Emperors > Rome > History.
Generals > Rome > History.
Political customs and rites > Rome > History.
Religion and politics > Rome > History.
Theology > Political aspects > Rome > History.
Performance > Rome > Religious aspects > History.
Classical literature > History and criticism.
Rome > Politics and government > 265-30 B.C.
Rome > Politics and government > 30 B.C.-68 A.D.
Rome > History, Military.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Performance, political theology, and arrival
  • The Sullan republic
  • The theology of departure and arrival in Sulla's memoir
  • Pompey's Recognitio equitum
  • Cicero's epic and civic theologies of departure and return
  • The Civil War
  • Julius Caesar as Rex : the Ovatio of January 44
  • Octavian's return in 36 : achieving his father's honors
  • The Res Gestae and the advent of the Princeps
  • The Res Gestae as divine relic
  • Theologies of arrival in the Res Gestae
  • Augustus as the new Numa
  • Conclusion: Apotheosis and succession.