The religion of senators in the Roman Empire: power and the beyond
This book examines the connection between political and religious power in the pagan Roman Empire through a study of senatorial religion. Presenting a new collection of historical, epigraphic, prosopographic and material evidence, it argues that as Augustus turned to religion to legitimize his power...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2010.
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| In: | Anno: 2010 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Römisches Reich, Senat
/ Religione
/ Storia
B Römisches Reich / Religione / Potere / Storia |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Rome
Senate
B Rome ; Politics and government ; 30 B.C.-284 A.D B Rome ; Senate ; Religion B Rome Politics and government, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. B Rome Politics and government 30 B.C.-284 A.D B Elite (Social sciences) (Rome) B Elite (Social sciences) ; Rome B Elite (Social sciences) Rome B Rome Senate Religione |
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| Edizione parallela: | Non elettronico
Print version: 9780521897242 |
| Riepilogo: | This book examines the connection between political and religious power in the pagan Roman Empire through a study of senatorial religion. Presenting a new collection of historical, epigraphic, prosopographic and material evidence, it argues that as Augustus turned to religion to legitimize his powers, senators in turn also came to negotiate their own power, as well as that of the emperor, partly in religious terms. In Rome, the body of the senate and priesthoods helped to maintain the religious power of the senate; across the Empire senators defined their magisterial powers by following the model of emperors and by relying on the piety of sacrifice and benefactions. The ongoing participation and innovations of senators confirm the deep ability of imperial religion to engage the normative, symbolic and imaginative aspects of religious life among senators. The new senate of the empire and religion -- Religious groups among senators -- The dynamics of senatorial religion in Rome and Italy -- Representing imperial religion : the provinces -- Towards a "theology" of Roman religion -- Innovations and aspirations -- Conclusion: Two saecular games |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Feb 2016) |
| ISBN: | 0511676549 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511676543 |