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Under Divine Auspices: Divine Ideology and the Visualisation of Imperial Power in the Severan Period
Clare Rowan
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Description for Under Divine Auspices: Divine Ideology and the Visualisation of Imperial Power in the Severan Period
Hardcover. Exploration of the role played by deities in the negotiation of imperial power under the Severan dynasty (AD 193-235). Num Pages: 317 pages, 98 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 800. Divine Ideology and the Visualisation of Imperial Power in the Severan Period. 317 pages, 98 b/w illus. This book explores how deities were used to communicate and negotiate imperial power under the Severan dynasty (AD 193-235). Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 254 x 181 x 20. Weight: 800.
This book explores how deities were used to communicate and negotiate imperial power under the Severan dynasty (AD 193–235). Septimius Severus connected his reign to the divine support of Liber Pater and Hercules, while Caracalla placed a particular emphasis on the gods Apollo, Aesculapius and Sarapis. Elagabalus' reign was characterised by the worship of the Emesene deity Elagabal, which resulted in a renewed emphasis on the cult of Jupiter under Severus Alexander. Numismatic evidence is reintegrated into the wider material culture of the Severan period in order to bring new insights into the use of the divine in this period, ... Read more
This book explores how deities were used to communicate and negotiate imperial power under the Severan dynasty (AD 193–235). Septimius Severus connected his reign to the divine support of Liber Pater and Hercules, while Caracalla placed a particular emphasis on the gods Apollo, Aesculapius and Sarapis. Elagabalus' reign was characterised by the worship of the Emesene deity Elagabal, which resulted in a renewed emphasis on the cult of Jupiter under Severus Alexander. Numismatic evidence is reintegrated into the wider material culture of the Severan period in order to bring new insights into the use of the divine in this period, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
Number of Pages
317
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107020122
SKU
V9781107020122
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About Clare Rowan
Clare Rowan completed her doctorate in ancient history at Macquarie University in 2009. She has been a Junior Fellow and Research Officer at the Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies and the Macquarie Gale Fellow at the British School at Rome, and is now employed on the project 'Coinage and the Dynamics of Power: the Western Mediterranean 500–100 BC' at ... Read more
Reviews for Under Divine Auspices: Divine Ideology and the Visualisation of Imperial Power in the Severan Period
'Under Divine Auspices will prove valuable not only for those interested in Severan propaganda, but for students of Roman history in general.' Julie Langford, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 'One of the strengths of [this] book is the way that coinage is interpreted within the broader cultural and visual context. It is a fluent and convincing book with a plethora of ... Read more