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A Family of Gods : the worship of the imperial family in the Latin West / Gwynaeth McIntyre.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McIntyre, Gwynaeth.
- Series:
- Societas (University of Michigan. Press)
- Societas: historical studies in classical culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emperor worship--Rome.
- Emperor worship.
- Kings and rulers.
- Rome--Kings and rulers--Religious aspects.
- Rome.
- Rome--Kings and rulers--Influence.
- Rome--Religion.
- Rome (Empire).
- Religion.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Center and periphery: the establishment of cult to the emperor and members of his family
- Not quite gods: priests of living and nondeified members of the imperial family
- Divi in the provinces: priesthoods, honors, and sacred space
- Female divinities: the Divae and their priests
- Magistrates or priests? The Augustales
- Conclusion
- Epilogue: aeternae memoriae: the persistence of imperial cult practices in late antique north Africa.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-168) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472130054
- 9780472122189
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.9202611
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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