Search for dissertations about: "evocatio"
Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the word evocatio.
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1. Evocatio deorum : Historical and mythical interpretations of ritualised conquests in the expansion of ancient Rome
Abstract : The dissertation examines the historical evidence, and the historiographical and mythical aspects of the sources, of the evocatio-ritual of Republican Rome. According to some ancient sources, the tutelary deity of an enemy city was, just before a conquest, "called out", that is, asked to abandon the city and promised a new temple in Rome. READ MORE
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