Umfang:
xiv, 205 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
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23,5 cm
ISBN:
9781138290143
Inhalt:
"This is the first monograph to examine in detail the ludi saeculares (secular games) of Septimius Severus and argues that the games represented a radical shift from Antonine imperial ideology. To garner popular support and to legitimise his power Severus conducted an intensive propaganda campaign but how did he use the ludi to strengthen his power, and what were the messages he conveyed through them? The central theme is ritual, and the idea of ritual as a process that builds collective identity. The games symbolised the new Severan political and social vision and they embodied the idea of Roman identity and the image of Roman society which the emperor wished to promote. The programme of the games was recorded in a stone inscription and this text is analysed in detail, translated into English and contextualised in the socio-political aims of Septimius Severus. Jussi Rantala is a researcher at the University of Tampere, Finland. His main research interests include questions of religion, ritual, representation, identity and historiography in the Roman Empire"--Provided by publisher
Inhalt:
Introduction: The task; the evidence; the inscription; Severan literature; numismatic evidence; Severus, the ludi and the studies; the ludi saeculares; the Severan period -- From the Antonine era to the Severan dynasty -- Organising the ludi saeculares -- The opening night and day -- Day two: Women take the stage -- The third night and day : the Empire of the Sun and the Moon -- Closing acts : the Carmen Saeculare and the Trojan games -- Appendix 1: The inscription commemorating Septimius Severus' ludi saeculares -- Appendix 2: Records of the Severan ludi saeculares -- Appendix 3: The rituals of the ludi saeculares of CE 204 -- Appendix 4: The history of the ludi saeculares
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references
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Dissertation University of Tampere 2013
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781315266534
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Geschichte
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Altertumswissenschaften
Schlagwort(e):
Geschichte 204
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Hochschulschrift
