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Nemesis, the Roman State, and the Games

By Michael B. Hornum

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
1993
ISBN
9004097457, 9789004097452
ISSN
0927-7633
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
41 MB (42888635 bytes)
Series
Religions in the Graeco-Roman World 117
Pages
374\424
Topic
Religion
DPI
300
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2016-03-19 15:07:55
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Description

Although Nemesis was already revered in Archaic Greece, the main evidence for worship comes from the Roman Principate. During this period two important facets of the cult were the association of the goddess with the state, and her presence in agonistic contexts. "Nemesis, the Roman State and the Games" explores these aspects, discerning a possible connection between them. The author begins by discussing the origin and background of the goddess. He then clarifies the ways in which the goddess was enlisted into the service of the Roman emperor and state. Finally, he explains the presence of the goddess almost exclusively at the Roman "Munus" and "Venatio" as derived from the function of such games to express the proper order of society. "Nemesis" represents a significant re-evaluation of the place of Nemesis in the Roman World. The book also provides an invaluable corpus of epigraphic, literary, and iconographic evidence for the goddess.

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