Nemesis, the Roman state and the games /
Although Nemesis was already revered in Archaic Greece, the main evidence for worship comes from the Roman Principate. During this period two important facets of the cult were the association of the goddess with the state, and her presence in agonistic contexts. Nemesis, the Roman State and the Game...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
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Leiden ; New York :
E.J. Brill,
1993.
Series:
Religions in the Graeco-Roman World
117.
Religions in the Graeco-Roman World Online, ISBN: 9789004299672.
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Call Number: BL820.N48 H67 1993
| Summary: | Although Nemesis was already revered in Archaic Greece, the main evidence for worship comes from the Roman Principate. During this period two important facets of the cult were the association of the goddess with the state, and her presence in agonistic contexts. Nemesis, the Roman State and the Games explores these aspects, discerning a possible connection between them. The author begins by discussing the origin and background of the goddess. He then clarifies the ways in which the goddess was enlisted into the service of the Roman emperor and state. Finally, he explains the presence of the goddess almost exclusively at the Roman Munus and Venatio as derived from the function of such games to express the proper order of society. Nemesis represents a significant re-evaluation of the place of Nemesis in the Roman World. The book also provides an invaluable corpus of epigraphic, literary, and iconographic evidence for the goddess. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 373 pages, [28] pages of plates) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-354) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004295803 |
| ISSN: | 0927-7633 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |