Ushering in a new Republic : theologies of arrival at Rome in the first century BCE / Trevor S. Luke.
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TextPublisher: Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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- 9780472120383 (e-book)
- 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
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- DG254.2 .L85 2014eb
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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