Rome's religious history: Livy, Tacitus, and Ammianus on their gods

This book explores the way in which three ancient historians, writing in Latin, embedded the gods into their accounts of the past. Although previous scholarship has generally portrayed these writers as somewhat dismissive of traditional Roman religion, it is argued here that Livy, Tacitus and Ammian...

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Main Author: Davies, Jason P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2004.
In:Year: 2004
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Livy 59 BC-17 / Gods
B Tacitus, Cornelius 55-120
B Ammianus, Marcellinus 330-395
Further subjects:B Tacitus, Cornelius ; Historiae
B Livy ; Ab urbe condita
B Tacitus, Cornelius Annales
B Ammianus Marcellinus Rerum gestarum libri
B Ammianus Marcellinus ; Rerum gestarum libri
B Livy Ab urbe condita
B Tacitus, Cornelius ; Annales
B Tacitus, Cornelius Historiae
B Rome ; Religion
B Rome Religion
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9780521834827