Ushering in a new Republic : theologies of arrival at Rome in the first century BCE

Ushering in a new Republic : theologies of arrival at Rome in the first century BCE / Trevor S. Luke.

Author/creator	Luke, Trevor S.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, 2014.
Description	xii, 328 pages ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	Emperors--Rome --History. Generals--Rome --History. Political customs and rites--Rome --History. Religion and politics--Rome --History. Theology--Political aspects --Rome --History. Performance--Religious aspects --History. Classical literature--History and criticism. Rome--Politics and government --265-30 B.C. Rome--Politics and government --30 B.C.-68 A.D. Rome--History, Military.

Contents	Introduction: Performance, political theology, and arrival -- The Sullan republic -- The theology of departure and arrival in Sulla's memoir -- Pompey's Recognitio equitum -- Cicero's epic and civic theologies of departure and return -- The Civil War -- Julius Caesar as Rex : the Ovatio of January 44 -- Octavian's return in 36 : achieving his father's honors -- The Res Gestae and the advent of the Princeps -- The Res Gestae as divine relic -- Theologies of arrival in the Res Gestae -- Augustus as the new Numa -- Conclusion: Apotheosis and succession.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-317) and index.
LCCN	2013048529
ISBN	9780472072224 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN	0472072226 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN	9780472052226 (paperback : acid-free paper)
ISBN	0472052225 (paperback : acid-free paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DG254.2 .L85 2014	✔ Available	Place Hold