The Religious Position of Livy's History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7535084 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wolf Liebeschuetz (University of Leicester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 45-55 |
| Publication date | 1967-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Roman Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0075-4358 • E-ISSN: 1753-528X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/299342 |
| OpenAlex | W2108159376 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 3 |
The History of Livy is extraordinarily full of references to the gods and their worship. In this way it differs strikingly from the writings of Sallust and Tacitus, not to mention the Commentaries of Caesar. This fact has been interpreted in various ways. Kajanto has argued that, the frequent references to religious matters notwithstanding, events in Livy's History are mainly determined by human beings, not by gods and fate. Bayet sees in Livy a pure agnostic who has grasped the importance of the religious factor in history. On the other hand, Stübler maintains that Livy was traditionally orthodox and supplemented tradition with a belief in the mission of the emperor Augustus as a god and son of a god to save Rome. An intermediate position is taken up by Walsh who sees in Livy a Stoic who can continue to respect traditional beliefs and practices because they have been given a symbolic place in a comprehensive philosophical system
Ancient history · Art · Emperor · Epistemology · History of religions · Literature · Position (finance · Theology · Worship · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies
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Angry bees, wasps, and jurors
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The triumviral period
From Nero to Vespasian
The Senate and senatorial and equestrian posts
Augustus
The place of religion
Raetia
Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica
The Administration of Justice
Literature and society
Rome and its development under Augustus and his successors
The expansion of the empire under Augustus
Provincial administration and taxation
The Cult of Castor and Pollux in Ancient Rome
Spain
Italy and Rome from Sulla to Augustus
The imperial court
Social status and social legislation
The Imperial finances
Egypt
Tiberius to Nero
The Exemplary Lessons of Livy's Romulus
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Iuno Regina in Aeneid 12
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Roman Republican Augury
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| Citations per year | 0.73 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1978 - 2022 (45) |
| Highly cited | No |