Nemesis, the Roman State and the Games

Author: Michael B. Hornum

Although Nemesis was already revered in Archaic Greece, the main

evidence for worship comes from the Roman Principate. During
this period two important facets of the cult were the association of
the goddess with the state, and her presence in agonistic contexts.
Nemesis, the Roman State and the Games explores these aspects,
discerning a possible connection between them.
The author begins by discussing the origin and background of the Pages: xvi, 376 pp. 28 plates
goddess. He then clari es the ways in which the goddess was Language: English
enlisted into the service of the Roman emperor and state. Finally, Subjects: Religion in Antiquity,
he explains the presence of the goddess almost exclusively at the Religious Studies, Religion,
Roman Munus and Venatio as derived from the function of such Classical Studies
games to express the proper order of society.
Publisher: Brill
Nemesis represents a signi cant re-evaluation of the place
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ISBN: 978-90-04-29580-3
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