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God of Rome

Julia Hejduk
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      Inspiring reverence and blasphemy, combining paternal benignity with sexual violence, transcendent universality with tribal chauvinism, Jupiter represents both the best and the worst of ancient religion. Though often assimilated to Zeus, Jupiter differs from his Greek counterpart as much as Rome differs from Greece: "the god of Rome" conveys both Jupiter's sovereignty over Rome and his symbolic encapsulation of what Rome represents. Understanding this dizzyinglycomplex figure is crucial not only to the study of Roman religion, but also to the study of ancient Rome more generally.The God of Rome examines Jupiter in Latin poetry's most formative and fruitful period, the reign of the emperor Augustus. As Roman society was transformed from a republic or oligarchy to a de facto monarchy, Jupiter came to play a unique role as the celestial counterpart of the first earthly princeps. While studies of Augustan poetry may glance at Jupiter as an Augustus figure, or Augustus as a Jupiter figure, they rarely explore the poets' portrayal of the god as acharacter in his own right. This book fills that gap, exploring the god's manifestations in the five major Augustan poets (Virgil, Horace, Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid). It provides a fascinating window on a transformative period of history, as well as a comprehensive view of the poets' individual personalities and shiftingconcerns.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Julia Hejduk EAN: 9780190607739 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 606 g HEIGHT: 243 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2020-06-05 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, POETRY / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Ancient WIDTH: 162 cm SPINE:

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      Ancient history

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      Julia Dyson Hejduk is Reverend Jacob Beverly Stiteler Professor of Classics at Baylor University.
      Inspiring reverence and blasphemy, combining paternal benignity with sexual violence, transcendent universality with tribal chauvinism, Jupiter represents both the best and the worst of ancient religion. Though often assimilated to Zeus, Jupiter differs from his Greek counterpart as much as Rome differs from Greece: "the god of Rome" conveys both Jupiter's sovereignty over Rome and his symbolic encapsulation of what Rome represents. Understanding this dizzyinglycomplex figure is crucial not only to the study of Roman religion, but also to the study of ancient Rome more generally.The God of Rome examines Jupiter in Latin poetry's most formative and fruitful period, the reign of the emperor Augustus. As Roman society was transformed from a republic or oligarchy to a de facto monarchy, Jupiter came to play a unique role as the celestial counterpart of the first earthly princeps. While studies of Augustan poetry may glance at Jupiter as an Augustus figure, or Augustus as a Jupiter figure, they rarely explore the poets' portrayal of the god as acharacter in his own right. This book fills that gap, exploring the god's manifestations in the five major Augustan poets (Virgil, Horace, Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid). It provides a fascinating window on a transformative period of history, as well as a comprehensive view of the poets' individual personalities and shiftingconcerns.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Julia Hejduk EAN: 9780190607739 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 606 g HEIGHT: 243 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2020-06-05 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, POETRY / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Ancient WIDTH: 162 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Ancient history

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      Julia Dyson Hejduk is Reverend Jacob Beverly Stiteler Professor of Classics at Baylor University.

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