Fortuna : deity and concept in Archaic and Republican Italy / Daniele Miano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miano, Daniele, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fortuna (Roman deity).

Fortuna.

Religion and state--Rome.

Religion and state.

Rome--History--Republic, 510-265 B.C.

Rome.

Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

What is good luck and what did it mean to the Romans? What connections were there between luck and success? This volume aims to address these questions by focusing on the Latin goddess Fortuna, who was connected to the concept of chance and good fortune, and analysing the changing interactions with deity and concept in ancient Italy.

Contents:

Introduction: word and concept

The city of Fortuna

Fortunae in Italy

Archaic Rome

Fortuna and the Republic

To each his own

Fortuna in translation, Fortuna as translation

A godless goddess

Conclusion: fragmentation and unity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

This edition previously issued in print:.

ISBN:

0-19-109015-8

0-19-182884-X

0-19-109014-X