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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, author.
- Series:
- Societas (University of Michigan. Press)
- Societas: historical studies in classical culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emperor worship--Rome.
- Emperor worship.
- Rome--Kings and rulers--Religious aspects.
- Rome.
- Rome--Kings and rulers--Influence.
- Rome--Religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- Roman politics and religion were inherently linked as the Romans attempted to explain the world and their place within it.As Roman territory expanded and power became consolidated into the hands of one man, people throughout the empire sought to define their relationship with the emperor by granting honors to him.
- 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:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-168) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472122189
- 0472122185
- OCLC:
- 959956390
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.9202611
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