Title: Nemesis, the Roman state and the games /
Authors: Hornum, Michael B.
Publisher: E.J. Brill,
Year: 1993
Subjects: Nemesis; Rome Religion.
Contents: Ch. 1. Nemesis Prior to the Roman Imperial Period. The Origins and Meaning of Nemesis. Pre-Roman Cults of Nemesis -- Ch. 2. Nemesis and the Roman State. Nemesis and the Emperor. Nemesis and Imperial Structures. Nemesis and the Griffin. Nemesis Trampling on a Prostrate Figure. Nemesis Augusta. Nemesis and the City -- Ch. 3. Nemesis and the Games. Chronology of the Association. Types of Games. Character of the Cult Remains. Nemesis Iconography and Epithets. Worshippers of Nemesis. Types of Worship. Analysis -- Appendix One: Catalogue of the Literary Evidence -- Appendix Two: Catalogue of the Epigraphic Evidence -- Appendix Three: Nemesis and the Griffin: A Corpus of the Evidence -- Appendix Four: Nemesis and the Scales, Wheel and Measuring Stick.