Consensus and conflict: a typology of Roman republican ceremonial -- Dictator perpetuo: public ceremonial under Caesar's dictatorship -- Standing in Caesar's shadow: the Ides of March and the performance of public oratory -- Caesar ex machina: ceremony and Caesar's memory -- The arrival of Octavian and the ascendancy of Antonius -- Politics and public entertainment (July 44 BC) -- Rivalry and reconciliation: ceremony and politics from autumn 44 to the formation of the Second Triumvirate -- The performance of politics in the Triumviral period: opposition and consolidation -- The princeps as performer: creating court ceremony
Summary
Geoffrey Sumi explores the relationship between political power and public ceremonial in the Roman Republic, with particular focus on the critical months following Caesar's assassination and later, as Augustus became the first Emperor of Rome. He traces the use of a variety of public ceremonies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-345) and index
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