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    Nemesis, the Roman State and the Games explores two important facets of the goddess Nemesis in the Roman Principate: her association with the Roman state and presence in agonistic or competitive contexts like games and contests. The author first discusses Nemesis' origins and background, then how she was enlisted to serve the Roman emperor and state. Finally, the author explains Nemesis' near-exclusive presence at Roman munus gladiator fights and venationes wild animal hunts as reflecting the role of such events in expressing social order.

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    Nemesis, the Roman State and the Games explores two important facets of the goddess Nemesis in the Roman Principate: her association with the Roman state and presence in agonistic or competitive contexts like games and contests. The author first discusses Nemesis' origins and background, then how she was enlisted to serve the Roman emperor and state. Finally, the author explains Nemesis' near-exclusive presence at Roman munus gladiator fights and venationes wild animal hunts as reflecting the role of such events in expressing social order.

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    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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    Religions in the Graeco-Roman
    Readership
    World, Volume: 117
    E-Book (PDF)
    Specialists and students of Roman and hellenic studies, and Publication Date: 25 Aug 2015
    archaeologists.
    ISBN: 978-90-04-29580-3
    List price
    For more information see brill.com EUR  €289.00 / USD  $359.00

      Hardback
    Publication Date: 01 Apr 1993
    Order information: Order online at brill.com
    The Americas: 1 (860) 350 0041 | [email protected]
    ISBN: 978-90-04-09745-2
    Outside the Americas: 44 (0) 1767 604-954 | [email protected] List price
    Submission information: brill.com/authors EUR  €289.00 / USD  $359.00
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