Ushering in a new Republic : theologies of arrival at Rome in the first century BCE /
Trevor S. Luke.
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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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Emperors--History.--Rome Generals--History.--Rome Political customs and rites--History.--Rome Religion and politics--History.--Rome Theology--Political aspects--History.--Rome Performance--Religious aspects--History.--Rome 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.