C. M. C. Green (University of Iowa)

Roman Religion and the Cult of Diana at Aricia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The sanctuary dedicated to Diana at Aricia flourished from the Bronze age to the second century CE. This 2007 book examines the history of Diana's cult and healing sanctuary, which remained a significant and wealthy religious center for more than a thousand years.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 388
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 614g
• ISBN-13: 9781107407534
• ISBN-10: 1107407532
• Artikelnr.: 36198470

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: 1. The sanctuary of Diana to the end of the republic
2. The sanctuary in the Augustan age
3. The sanctuary in the empire
4. Diana: her name and appearance
5. The grove, the goddess, and the history of early Latium
6. The many faces of Diana
Part II. Fugitives and Slaves, Kings and Greeks: 7. The necessary murderer
8. 'We are fugitives'
9. Virbius, Hippolytus and Egeria
Part III. Healing and Ritual: 10. Diana the healer
11. Ritual healing and the Maniae
12. Conclusion: Diana and her worshippers.