The ludi saeculares of Septimius Severus : the ideologies of a new Roman Empire

1. Verfasser: Rantala, Jussi, , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London ; New York, : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Umfang/Format: xiv, 205 pages : illustrations.
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Inhalte/Bestandteile: 1 Datensätze
Online Zugang: Online available (Ebook Central)
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction: The task; the evidence; the inscription; Severan literature; numismatic evidence; Severus, the ludi and the studies; the ludi saeculares; the Severan period
  • From the Antonine era to the Severan dynasty
  • Organising the ludi saeculares
  • The opening night and day
  • Day two: Women take the stage
  • The third night and day : the Empire of the Sun and the Moon
  • Closing acts : the Carmen Saeculare and the Trojan games
  • Appendix 1: The inscription commemorating Septimius Severus' ludi saeculares
  • Appendix 2: Records of the Severan ludi saeculares
  • Appendix 3: The rituals of the ludi saeculares of CE 204
  • Appendix 4: The history of the ludi saeculares.