God On Earth Emperor Domitian

Author : Aurora Raimondi Cominesi,Nathalie De Haan,Eric and Stocks Moorman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9088909563

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God on Earth: Emperor Domitian by Aurora Raimondi Cominesi,Nathalie De Haan,Eric and Stocks Moorman Pdf

In life, the emperor Domitian (81-96 CE) marketed himself as a god; after his assassination he was condemned to be forgotten. Nonetheless he oversaw a literary, cultural, and monumental revival on a scale not witnessed since Rome's first emperor, Augustus. In tandem with an exhibition in the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden and the Mercati Traianei in Rome, planned for 2021-2022, this volume offers a fresh perspective on Domitian and his reign. This collecti.

Author : Aurora Raimondi Cominesi,Nathalie de Haan,Eric M. Moormann,Claire Stocks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9088909555

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God on Earth: Emperor Domitian by Aurora Raimondi Cominesi,Nathalie de Haan,Eric M. Moormann,Claire Stocks Pdf

An interdisciplinary volume on the emperor Domitian (81-96) which re-evaluates his importance within Roman history and his reception thereafter.

Author : Rose Mary Sheldon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538181157

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Guarding the Caesars by Rose Mary Sheldon Pdf

This book is the story of the survival of the Flavian emperors in Rome, a place where seventy-five percent of all emperors died of assassination. It explores the methods used by the emperor Vespasian to establish a new dynasty out of the chaos of civil war, to maintain his power, and to pass along the dynasty to his two sons, Titus and Domitian.

Author : Olivier Hekster
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781009226752

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Caesar Rules by Olivier Hekster Pdf

For centuries, Roman emperors ruled a vast empire. Yet, at least officially, the emperor did not exist. No one knew exactly what titles he possessed, how he could be portrayed, what exactly he had to do, or how the succession was organised. Everyone knew, however, that the emperor held ultimate power over the empire. There were also expectations about what he should do and be, although these varied throughout the empire and also evolved over time. How did these expectations develop and change? To what degree could an emperor deviate from prevailing norms? And what role did major developments in Roman society – such as the rise of Christianity or the choice of Constantinople as the new capital – play in the ways in which emperors could exercise their rule? This ambitious and engaging book describes the surprising stability of the Roman Empire over more than six centuries of history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004518513

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Silius Italicus and the Tradition of the Roman Historical Epos by Anonim Pdf

The aim of this volume is to study Silius’ poem as an important step in the development of the Roman historical epic tradition. The Punica is analyzed as transitional segment between the beginnings of Roman literature in the Republican age (Naevius and Ennius) and Claudian’s panegyrical epic in late antiquity, shedding light on its ‘inclusiveness’ and its peculiar, internal dialectic between antiquarian taste and problematic actualization. This is an innovative attempt to connect epic poems and authors belonging to different ages, to frame the development of the literary genre, according to its specific aims and interests throughout the centuries.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780857861016

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Revelation by Anonim Pdf

The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.

Author : Arnau Lario Devesa,Joan Campmany Jiménez,Marc Marzo Pallàs,Oriol Morillas Samaniego
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781803275185

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(Not) All Roads Lead to Rome by Arnau Lario Devesa,Joan Campmany Jiménez,Marc Marzo Pallàs,Oriol Morillas Samaniego Pdf

This book considers mobility in Antiquity in its broadest sense from a multidisciplinary perspective. Although mobility is always present in studies of exchange and cultural diffusion, here it is discussed as a key feature of societies, inherent to their functioning and where cultural, social and economic processes meet.

Author : Lindsey Davis
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444707359

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Master and God by Lindsey Davis Pdf

Afflicted by classic paranoia, the self-styled Master and God sees enemies everywhere. As he vents his suspicions, no one is safe. A reluctant hero, Gaius Vinius Clodianus is hand-picked for high rank in the Praetorian Guard a brave man striving for decency in a world of corruption and deceit. Flavia Lucilla, tending the privileged women at court, hears the intimate secrets of a ruler who plays with the lives of his subjects as if he were indeed a careless god. In the dark shadow of Domitian's reign, Clodianus and Lucilla play out their own complex tale of resilience, friendship and love. Unwilling witnesses to Domitian's descent into insanity, these ordinary people must choose between their sworn duty to protect the Emperor and an act of courage that will change the future of Rome.

Author : Tom Holland
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465093540

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Pax by Tom Holland Pdf

From a “remarkably gifted historian” (New York Times), the definitive account of the golden age of Rome -- an ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness The Pax Romana has long been shorthand for the empire’s golden age. Stretching from Caledonia to Arabia, Rome ruled over a quarter of the world’s population. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state in the history of humankind. Pax is a captivating narrative history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland shows ancient Rome in all its glory: Nero’s downfall, the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii, the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian’s Wall, the conquests of Trajan. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland shows that Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence. A stunning portrait of Rome’s glory days, this is the epic history of the Pax Romana.

Author : Lindsey Davis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Emperors
ISBN : 1471325105

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Master and God by Lindsey Davis Pdf

The emperor Domitian: talented tyrant and deluded despot. As he vents his suspicions, no one is safe. A reluctant hero, Gaius Vinius Clodianus is hand-picked for high rank in the Praetorian Guard. Flavia Lucilla hears the intimate secrets of a ruler, and in the dark shadow of Domitian's reign, Clodianus and Lucilla play out their own complex tale of resilience and love. Unwilling witnesses to Domitian's descent into insanity, these ordinary people must choose between their sworn duty to protect the Emperor and an act of courage that will change the future of Rome.

Author : Penelope J. E. Davies
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0292702752

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Death and the Emperor by Penelope J. E. Davies Pdf

"Davies sets out to ask, How did the Romans bury Caesar? And with what monuments did they sing his praises? . . . The architectural elaboration of these structures, their siting in the capital, the lines of vision and approaches that exposed them to view, the paths their complex outworks formed for visitors to walk, are all picked out with skill and presented with care in Death and the Emperor." ?Times Literary Supplement "This concise and lucidly written book is a very valuable new contribution to the studies of Roman imperial cult, political propaganda, and topography, and has the added benefit of discussing complex scholarly disputes in a manner that the non-specialist will probably follow with ease. . . . There is material in this volume that will be immensely useful to researchers in many areas: archaeology, history of architecture, iconography, history of religion, and Roman political propaganda, to name just a few. I strongly recommend it to scholars interested in any or all of the above topics." ?Bryn Mawr Classical Review "Even though its focus is on only seven specimens of architecture, the book touches upon a broad array of aspects of Roman imperial culture. Elegantly written and generously illustrated . . . this book should be of great interest to the general public as well as to the scholarly community." ?American Journal of Archaeology

Author : Brian Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134853137

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The Emperor Domitian by Brian Jones Pdf

Domitian, Emperor of Rome AD 81-96, has traditionally been portrayed as a tyrant, and his later years on the throne as a `reign of terror'. Brian Jones' biography of the emperor, the first ever in English, offers a more balanced interpretation of the life of Domitian, arguing that his foreign policy was realistic, his economic programme rigorously efficient and his supposed persecution of the early Christians non-existent. Central to an understanding of the emperor's policies, Brian Jones proposes, is his relationship with his court, rather than with the senate. Roamn historians will have to take account of this new biography which in part represents a rehabilitation of Domitian.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004682702

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Reading Greek and Hellenistic-Roman Spolia by Anonim Pdf

Plundering and taking home precious objects from a defeated enemy was a widespread activity in the Greek and Hellenistic-Roman world. In this volume literary critics, historians and archaeologists join forces in investigating this phenomenon in terms of appropriation and cultural change. In-depth interpretations of famous ancient spoliations, like that of the Greeks after Plataea or the Romans after the capture of Jerusalem, reveal a fascinating paradox: while the material record shows an eager incorporation of new objects, the texts display abhorrence of the negative effects they were thought to bring along. As this volume demonstrates, both reactions testify to the crucial innovative impact objects from abroad may have.

Author : Vensus A. George
Publisher : CRVP
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 9781565182486

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Paths to the Divine by Vensus A. George Pdf

Author : Julien Smith
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Bible
ISBN : 3161509749

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Christ the Ideal King by Julien Smith Pdf

A central rhetorical strategy of Ephesians involves the portrayal of Christ as an ideal king who reunites a fractured cosmos and humanity through his reign. In this comprehensive study, Julien Smith shows how this literary characterization unifies the letter's major themes: reconciling humanity with God, uniting Jew and gentile, establishing ecclesiastical harmony, and defeating hostile powers arrayed against the church. The author grounds his analysis in a thorough account of the kingly ideal's powerful contemporary cultural resonance, which was rooted in the widespread yearning within both Greco-Roman and Jewish thought for a golden age inaugurated by a divinely ordained monarch. For Ephesians' author and audience, only Christ the ideal king has power to form identity and transform behavior.