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Rome's Religious History: Livy, Tacitus and Ammianus on their Gods
Davies, Jason P.
Descrizione Volume in copertina rigida con sovraccoperta, viii-341 pagine. Indice consultabile nelle nostre immagini. Copia in condizioni pari al nuovo / Near mint condition -- This book explores the way in which three ancient historians, writing in Latin, embedded the gods into their accounts of the past. Although previous scholarship has generally portrayed these writers as somewhat dismissive of traditional Roman religion, it is argued here that Livy, Tacitus and Ammianus saw themselves as being very close to the centre of those traditions. The gods are presented as a potent historical force, and a close reading of the historians' texts easily bears out this conclusion. Their treatment of the gods is not limited to portraying the role and power of the divine in the unfolding of the past: equally prominent is the negotiation with the reader concerning what constituted a 'proper' religious system. Priests and other religious experts function as an index of the decline (or restoration) of Rome and each writer formulates a sophisticated position on the practical and social aspects of Roman religion.
Categoria: Archeologia e Storia Antica
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Edito da: Cambridge University Press () anno 2005
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Dimensione: 23.5
ISBN: 9780521834827
Prezzo: € 49.90
