Ceremony and Power – Performing Politics in Rome between Republic and Empire

Ceremony and Power\nby Geoffrey Sumi\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Geoffrey Sumi\nTitle: Ceremony and Power\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Ancient history\nPublisher: LUP - University of Michigan Press\nISBN-13: 9780472036660\nISBN-10: 0472036661\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nExplores 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. The book traces the use of a variety of public ceremonies as a means for politicians in this to shape their public images and consolidate their power and prestige.\n\nExplores the relationship between political power and public ceremonial in the Roman Republic, with part.