God of Rome: Jupiter in Augustan Poetry

by Julia Dyson Hejduk

Inspiring reverence and blasphemy, combining paternal benignity with sexual violence, transcendent universality with tribal chauvinism, Jupiter represents both the best and the worst of ancient religion. Though often assimilated to Zeus, Jupiter differs from his Greek counterpart as much as Rome differs from Greece: "the god of Rome" conveys both Jupiter's sovereignty over Rome and his symbolic encapsulation of what Rome represents. Understanding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190607734
• ISBN13: 9780190607739
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 9.4"