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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Dictionary of Roman Religion Dictionary of Roman Religion Lesley Adkins Long overshadowed by Greek mythology or treated peripherally in general texts on the ancient Roman world, Roman religion is finally accorded its due and set in its full context as no other reference … OL11546995W
Constantine Constantine Paul Stephenson This book is a fascinating survey of the life and enduring legacy of perhaps the greatest and most unjustly ignored of the Roman emperors-written by a richly gifted historian. In 312 A.D., Constantin… OL15192662W
Ritual Matters Ritual Matters Jennifer Knust,Claudia Moser 154 pages : 29 cm OL20214342W
Rethinking Constantine Rethinking Constantine Edward L. Smither What happens to the church when the emperor becomes a Christian? Seventeen hundred years after Constantine's victory at Milvian Bridge, scholars and students of history continue to debate the life an… OL20958098W
Ephesos metropolis of Asia Ephesos metropolis of Asia Helmut Koester This volume brings together studies of Ephesos - a major city in the Greco-Roman period and a primary center for the spread of Christianity into the Western world - by an international array of schol… OL20965175W
Isis and Sarapis in the Roman World Isis and Sarapis in the Roman World Sarolta A. Takács This work deals with the integration of the cult of Isis among Roman cults, the subsequent transformation of Isis and Sarapis into gods of the Roman state, and the epigraphic employment of the names … OL3506881W
The Cult of Silvanus The Cult of Silvanus Peter F. Dorcey In this work, the author collects and analyzes the epigraphic and archaeological evidence for the cult of Silvanus, the Roman god of agriculture and forests. Silvanus is an important focus of investi… OL4123248W
The Imperial Cult in the Latin West The Imperial Cult in the Latin West Duncan Fishwick This work deals with the institution and evolution of imperial cult at the provincial level from the earliest foundations under Augustus down to the mid-third century A.D. On the basis of detailed ex… OL4961071W
King of the Wood King of the Wood Julia T. Dyson "In King of the Wood, Julia T. Dyson offers a radical reinterpretation of Virgil's Aeneid. She persuasively argues that Aeneas' final sacrifice of Turnus, which has perpetually troubled readers, is d… OL6210389W