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Author Fujii, Takashi, author

Title Imperial cult and imperial representation in Roman Cyprus / Takashi Fujii
Published Stuttgart : Franz Steiner Verlag, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (254 pages)
Contents Acknowledgments; introduction; 1. the aim of the present study and its background; 2. roman cyprus and its imperial cult; 3. the structure of the present study; part 1. the emperor in the wide spectrum of representation; chapter 1. emperors represented in the greek language; 1.1. the emperor as theos; 1.2. ambiguity concerning sebastoi; 1.3. other imperial epithets; 1.4. concluding remarks; chapter 2. imperial statues; 2.1. evidence and methods; 2.2. imperial statues in context; 2.3. concluding remarks; chapter 3. status of the emperor in the civic landscape; 3.1. sacred sites
3.2. gymnasia3.3. theatres; 3.4. concluding remarks; chapter 4. a cypriot oath of allegiance to tiberius; 4.1. the textual structure; 4.2. the theoi horkioi; 4.3. the oath and the imperial cult; 4.4. the context of the oath; 4.5. concluding remarks; part 2. political and social settings of the imperial cult; chapter 5. communication through the imperial cult; 5.1. do ut des in the imperial cult; 5.2. the imperial cult as a system; 5.3. the three levels of the imperial cult; 5.4. concluding remarks; chapter 6. the imperial cult in the socio-political framework of cyprus
6.1. imperial priests on cyprus6.2. the imperial cult in hierarchical society; 6.3. concluding remarks; part 3. the emperor in the life of the cypriots; chapter 7. festivals; 7.1. cypriot festivals in honour of the emperor; 7.2. concluding remarks; chapter 8. emperors and time; 8.1. naming the year; 8.2. calendars in roman cyprus; 8.3. concluding remarks; conclusion; appendix. epigraphic evidence with translation; abbreviations; works cited; indices; name index; subject index; source index; citations of the inscriptions listed in the appendix
Summary Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean, came under Roman domination during the late Republican Civil War. Due to its position outside of the political and strategic centres of the Empire, Roman Cyprus was something of a terra incognita among ancient historians. This e-book investigates communication between this ""quiescent"" province and the Roman emperor through the exploration of fascinating epigraphic evidence concerning the imperial cult and imperial representation on the island (dedications, statues, oaths, priests, calendars etc.). The central themes of the e-boo
Notes Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed December 7, 2020)
SUBJECT Kaiser, ... gnd
Subject Emperor worship -- Cyprus -- History -- To 1500
Civilization
Antiquities
Emperor worship
International relations
Kings and rulers -- Influence
Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects
Kult
Apotheose
Repräsentation
SUBJECT Cyprus -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85035187
Cyprus -- Civilization
Cyprus -- History -- To 1500
Rome (Italy) -- Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects
Rome (Italy) -- Kings and rulers -- Influence
Cyprus -- Relations -- Italy -- Rome
Rome (Italy) -- Relations -- Cyprus
Subject Cyprus
Italy -- Rome
Türkischer Föderationsstaat von Zypern
Römisches Reich
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 3515103694
9783515103695