Nemesis, the Roman state and the games /

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

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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 Game...

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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.
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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.

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