Religion of Senators in the Roman Empire - Power and the Beyond

This book examines political and religious power as practised by the elite of the Roman Empire.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I: 1. The new senate of the Empire and religion; 2. Religious groups among senators; Part II: 3. The dynamics of senatorial religion in Rome and Italy; 4. Representing imperial religion: the provinces; Part III: 5. Towards a 'theology' of Roman religion; 6. Innovations and aspirations; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index hominum; Index.

About the author

Zsuzsanna Várhelyi is Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Boston. She has contributed many articles on Roman history to many volumes and journals, and co-edited, with J.-J. Aubert, A Tall Order: Writing the Social History of the Ancient World. Essays in Honor of William V. Harris (2005).

Summary

This book examines political and religious power as practised by the elite of the Roman Empire. Based on a fresh collection of the evidence, it argues that religion was crucial in power negotiations between emperor and Senate, and that Roman senators embraced and contributed to the emperors' new, individualized religious power.

Product details

• Authors: Zsuzsanna V¿elyi, Zsuzsanna Varhelyi, Zsuzsanna Várhelyi
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.04.2015
• EAN: 9781107499935
• ISBN: 978-1-107-49993-5
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, RELIGION / History, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, History of Religion, Religion & politics, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Religion and Politics, BCE period – Protohistory