The fragility of power : Statius, Domitian and the politics of the Thebaid / Stefano Rebeggiani.

A new reading of Statius' main poem and its relationship with the cultural and political life at Rome under Domitian is given. This book studies in detail the poem's view of power and its interaction with historical contexts. Written under Domitian and in the aftermath of the civil war of...

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Main Author: Rebeggiani, Stefano, 1983- (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
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505 0 |a Introduction -- 1. Nero in the Thebaid -- 2. Riding among the stars -- 3. Hercules in the Thebaid -- 4. Thebes and Rome -- 5. The unexpected savior : Coroebus and Flavian ideology -- 6. The Gauls on the capitol -- Conclusions. 
520 |a A new reading of Statius' main poem and its relationship with the cultural and political life at Rome under Domitian is given. This book studies in detail the poem's view of power and its interaction with historical contexts. Written under Domitian and in the aftermath of the civil war of 69 ce, the Thebaid uses the veil of myth to reflect on the political reality of Imperial Rome. The poem presents itself to its audience and to the emperor as a lesson on effective kingship and a warning on the fragility of power. Rooted in a pessimistic view of human beings and human relationships, the Thebaid reflects on the harsh necessity of monarchical power as the only antidote to a world always on the verge of returning to chaos. In the absence of the gods, the fate of human communities lies in the hands of the individuals in power. Although humans, and especially kings, are fragile and often the prey of irrational passions, the Thebaid expresses the hope that an illuminated sovereign endowed with clementia [mercy] may offer a solution to the political crisis of the Roman Empire. Statius' narrative also responds to Domitian's problematic interaction with Nero, whom Domitian regarded as both a negative model and a source of inspiration. This book shows that the Thebaid is particularly close to the intellectual activities and political views formulated by groups of Roman aristocrats who survived Nero's repression and that the poem is influenced by an initial phase in Domitian's regime characterized by a positive relationship between the emperor and the Roman elite. 
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