Religion and memory in Tacitus' Annals / Kelly E. Shannon-Henderson.

Throughout his narrative of Julio-Claudian Rome in the Annals, Tacitus includes numerous references to the gods, fate, fortune, astrology, omens, temples, priests, the emperor cult, and other religious material. Though scholars have long considered Tacitus' discussion of religion of minor impor...

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Main Author: Shannon-Henderson, Kelly E., 1985- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford classical monographs.
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