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Under Divine Auspices - Divine Ideology and the Visualisation of Imperial Power in the Severan Period (Hardcover, New)
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Under Divine Auspices - Divine Ideology and the Visualisation of Imperial Power in the Severan Period (Hardcover, New)
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This book explores how deities were used to communicate and
negotiate imperial power under the Severan dynasty (AD 193-235).
Septimius Severus connected his reign to the divine support of
Liber Pater and Hercules, while Caracalla placed a particular
emphasis on the gods Apollo, Aesculapius and Sarapis. Elagabalus'
reign was characterised by the worship of the Emesene deity
Elagabal, which resulted in a renewed emphasis on the cult of
Jupiter under Severus Alexander. Numismatic evidence is
reintegrated into the wider material culture of the Severan period
in order to bring new insights into the use of the divine in this
period, as well as the role played by the provinces in the
formation and reception of this ideology. By taking a dynastic
approach, this book demonstrates the dynamic nature of the imperial
public image and the complex dialogue that existed between Rome and
the wider Empire in this period.
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