Ebook: The divinization of Caesar and Augustus: precedents, consequences, implications
Author: Koortbojian Michael
- Tags: Emperor worship -- Rome, Caesar Julius -- Cult, Caesar Julius -- Art, Caesar Julius -- Monuments, Augustus -- Emperor of Rome -- 63 B C -14 A D -- Cult, Augustus -- Emperor of Rome -- 63 B C -14 A D -- Art, Augustus -- Emperor of Rome -- 63 B C -14 A D -- Monuments, Augustus -- Emperor of Rome -- 63 B C -14 A D -- Art, Augustus -- Emperor of Rome -- 63 B C -14 A D -- Cult, Augustus -- Emperor of Rome -- 63 B C -14 A D -- Monuments, ART -- History -- Ancient & Classical, Augustus -- Emperor of
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- City: New York
- Language: English
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"This book examines the new institution of divinization that emerged as a political phenomenon at the end of the Roman Republic with the deification of Julius Caesar. Michael Koortbojian addresses the myriad problems related to Caesar's, and subsequently Augustus', divinization, in a sequence of studies devoted to the complex character of the new imperial system. These investigations focus on the broad spectrum of Read more...