Nemesis, the Roman state and the games / / by Michael B. Hornum.

• Superior document: Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, volume 117
• VerfasserIn: Hornum, Michael B.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1993.
• Year of Publication: 1993
• Language: English
• Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 117.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (422 pages) :; illustrations.

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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- NEMESIS PRIOR TO THE ROMAN IMPERIAL PERIOD -- NEMESIS AND THE ROMAN STATE -- NEMESIS AND THE GAMES -- CONCLUSIONS -- CATALOGUE OF LITERARY EVIDENCE -- CATALOGUE OF EPIGRAPHIC EVIDENCE -- NEMESIS AND THE GRIFFIN: A CORPUS OF THE EVIDENCE -- NEMESIS AND THE SCALES, WHEEL, AND MEASURING STICK -- EXAMPLES OF THE “SMYRNA” NEMESIS TYPE -- Table 1 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- EPIGRAPHIC INDEX -- GENERAL INDEX -- PLATES I-XXVIII -- RELIGIONS IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD.