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- Ceremony and Power: Performing Politics in Rome between Republic and Empire
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Michigan Press
summary
In Ceremony and Power, Geoffrey Sumi is concerned with the relationship between political power and public ceremonial in the Roman Republic, with particular focus on the critical months following Caesar's assassination and later as Augustus became the first emperor of Rome. The book traces the use of a variety of public ceremonies, including assemblies of the people, triumphs, funerals, and games, as a means for politicians in this period of instability and transition to shape their public images and consolidate their power and prestige. Ultimately, Sumi shows that the will of the people, whether they were the electorate assembled at the comitia, the citizen body at the contio, the spectators at the theater, the crowd at the triumph, or mourners at a funeral, strongly influenced the decisions and actions of Roman aristocrats.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- p. iii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- Abbreviations
- pp. xi-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-15
- 1. Consensus and Conflict
- pp. 16-46
- 2. Dictator Perpetuo
- pp. 47-73
- 3. Standing in Caesar's Shadow
- pp. 74-96
- 4. Caesar ex machina
- pp. 97-120
- 7. Rivalry and Reconciliation
- pp. 159-185
- 9. The Princeps as Performer
- pp. 220-262
- Conclusion
- pp. 263-268
- References
- pp. 329-345
Additional Information
ISBN
9780472025923
Related ISBN(s)
9780472036660, 9780472115174
MARC Record
OCLC
615635650
Pages
378
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No