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Religion and memory in Tacitus' Annals / Kelly E. Shannon-Henderson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shannon-Henderson, Kelly E., author.
- Series:
- Oxford classical monographs.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford classical monographs
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tacitus, Cornelius. Annales.
- Tacitus, Cornelius.
- Tacitus, Cornelius--Criticism and interpretation.
- Rome--Historiography.
- Rome.
- Religion in literature.
- Memory in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- This book-length treatment of religion in Tacitus' Annals analyzes his numerous references to religious material through the lens of cultural memory theory, revealing them as a key vehicle for his assessment of the principate as a system of government, the activities of individual emperors, and their impact on Roman cultural identity.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 19, 2018).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-256911-2
- 0-19-187128-1
- 0-19-256910-4
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