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HumanitiesClassicsPopular Culture StudiesRoman HistoryAncient RomeBanquet OperationsImperial CultImperial HistoryRoman EmpireRoman Political InstitutionsCult Of The EmperorImperial CeremonialImperial RelationsImperial RepresentationImperial RitualsImperial TemplesRoman EmperorshipRoman Imperial Context
This study examines how banquets hosted by the Roman emperor were vehicles of imperial propaganda and expressions of the ruler’s political legitimation. The focus will be on the banquets held in th ...