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In this thematic study of the Roman goddess Ceres, Barbette Spaeth explores the rich complexity of meanings and functions that grew up around the goddess from the prehistoric period to the Late Roman Empire.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Historical Overview
    • 1.1 Ancient Italy
    • 1.2 Regal Rome
    • 1.3 The Early Republic
    • 1.4 The Middle Republic
    • 1.5 The Late Republic
    • 1.6 The Augustan Period
    • 1.7 The Early Roman Empire
    • 1.8 The Late Empire and Afterward
  • Chapter 2. Fertility
    • 2.1 Introduction
    • 2.2 Agricultural Fertility
    • 2.3 Human Fertility
    • 2.4 Ceres and Fertility in Roman Imperial Political Symbolism
    • 2.5 Conclusion
  • Chapter 3. Liminality
    • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.2 Rites of Passage
    • 3.3 Rites of Intensification
    • 3.4 Ceres and the Death of Tiberius Gracchus
    • 3.5 Conclusion
  • Chapter 4. The Plebs
    • 4.1 Introduction
    • 4.2 The Temple of Ceres, Liber, and Libera
    • 4.3 Plebeian Magistrates and Ceres
    • 4.4 Ceres and Plebeian Social Consciousness
    • 4.5 Ceres, the Plebs, and Political Propaganda
    • 4.6 Conclusion
  • Chapter 5. Women
    • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.2 The Cult of Ceres and Proserpina
    • 5.3 Female Virtues
    • 5.4 Ceres and Women of the Imperial Family
    • 5.5 Conclusion
  • Chapter 6. Ceres in the Ara Pacis Augustue
    • 6.1 Introduction
    • 6.2 The Central Figure of the Ara Pacis Relief
    • 6.3 The Side Figures of the Ara Pacis Relief
    • 6.4 The Ceres Panel and the Relief Program of the Ara Pacis
    • 6.5 Ceres and the Political Message of the Ara Pacis
    • 6.6 Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. Original Text of Translated Passages
  • Appendix 2. Women of the Imperial Family Identified with Ceres
  • Notes
  • References
  • General Index
  • Index of Passages Cited

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/12/1995
      ISBN13: 9780292776937, 978-0292776937
      ISBN10: 0292776934

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this thematic study of the Roman goddess Ceres, Barbette Spaeth explores the rich complexity of meanings and functions that grew up around the goddess from the prehistoric period to the Late Roman Empire.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • Chapter 1. Historical Overview
        • 1.1 Ancient Italy
        • 1.2 Regal Rome
        • 1.3 The Early Republic
        • 1.4 The Middle Republic
        • 1.5 The Late Republic
        • 1.6 The Augustan Period
        • 1.7 The Early Roman Empire
        • 1.8 The Late Empire and Afterward
      • Chapter 2. Fertility
        • 2.1 Introduction
        • 2.2 Agricultural Fertility
        • 2.3 Human Fertility
        • 2.4 Ceres and Fertility in Roman Imperial Political Symbolism
        • 2.5 Conclusion
      • Chapter 3. Liminality
        • 3.1 Introduction
        • 3.2 Rites of Passage
        • 3.3 Rites of Intensification
        • 3.4 Ceres and the Death of Tiberius Gracchus
        • 3.5 Conclusion
      • Chapter 4. The Plebs
        • 4.1 Introduction
        • 4.2 The Temple of Ceres, Liber, and Libera
        • 4.3 Plebeian Magistrates and Ceres
        • 4.4 Ceres and Plebeian Social Consciousness
        • 4.5 Ceres, the Plebs, and Political Propaganda
        • 4.6 Conclusion
      • Chapter 5. Women
        • 5.1 Introduction
        • 5.2 The Cult of Ceres and Proserpina
        • 5.3 Female Virtues
        • 5.4 Ceres and Women of the Imperial Family
        • 5.5 Conclusion
      • Chapter 6. Ceres in the Ara Pacis Augustue
        • 6.1 Introduction
        • 6.2 The Central Figure of the Ara Pacis Relief
        • 6.3 The Side Figures of the Ara Pacis Relief
        • 6.4 The Ceres Panel and the Relief Program of the Ara Pacis
        • 6.5 Ceres and the Political Message of the Ara Pacis
        • 6.6 Conclusion
      • Appendix 1. Original Text of Translated Passages
      • Appendix 2. Women of the Imperial Family Identified with Ceres
      • Notes
      • References
      • General Index
      • Index of Passages Cited

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