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Roman priests from republic to empire : values, expectations, representations / Alex A. Antoniou.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Antoniou, Alex, author.
- Series:
- Oxford classical monographs
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Priests--Rome.
- Priests.
- Rome--Religious life and customs.
- Rome.
- Rome--Religion.
- Religion.
- Rome (Empire).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- This text provides a reconceptualisation of the worth of priests and priesthoods in ancient Rome. The book is an essential resource in understanding the intersections between Rome's religious and political culture, demonstrating that the social and moral worth of priests was fundamental to Roman thinking.
- Contents:
- Articulating Virtus
- Qualities
- Roles
- Priests in (and of) the late republic
- Remembering Rome’s priests in the early empire
- Early imperial priests
- Conclusions : virtue and priests.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed March 4, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Antoniou, Alex. Roman priests from republic to empire
- ISBN:
- 9780198983712
- 0198983719
- 9780198983705
- 0198983700
- 9780198983729
- 0198983727
- OCLC:
- 1531274528
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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