Preface ix Introduction Studying Elite Religion in the Middle Roman Republic xi 1 Elite-Instrumentalism: Persistence and Paradox 1 2 Domi: Priesthoods, Politics, and the People 23 3 Militiae: Commanders, Elite Religion, and Fear of Military Disaster 76 4 Domi et Militiae: Elite Religion at Rome in Response to External Triumphs and Crises 122 5 Understanding Elites' Religious Behaviors in the Middle Roman Republic 175 Epilogue 222 Acknowledgments 225 Bibliography 227 Abbreviations 227 Works Cited 228 General Index 247 Index Locorum 257
Craige B. Champion is professor of ancient history and classics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He is the author of Cultural Politics in Polybius's "Histories," the editor of Roman Imperialism: Readings and Sources, and a general editor of the Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Ancient History.
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regard."---Celia E. Schultz, Classical Philology
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important question in the study of Roman religion. His approach
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view. As a result, his book suggests how we might conceive of the
emotions and behaviors of elite Romans who were charged with
maintaining the pax deorum."---Meghan DiLuzio, Phoenix Journal
"[The] discussion of ‘cognitive dissonance’ in Roman religion is
the most advanced attempt to date to explore its viability in this
field. . . . This book is a very substantial contribution to the
understanding of pre-Augustan Roman religion—one that all students
of the political and social history of the Roman world will do well
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American Historical Review
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after a decades-long emphasis on praxis. . . . This book’s
erudition, creativity and readability make it a welcome addition
for historians, classicists and scholars of religion alike."---Anne
E. Truetzel, Journal of Roman Studies
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foreseeable future."---Dan-el Padilla Peralta, Histos
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