In:
Journal of Roman Studies, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 59 ( 1969-11), p. 76-91
Abstract:
With the welcome appearance of The Roman Inscriptions of Britain, Vol. I: Inscriptions on Stone , by R. G. Collingwood and R. P. Wright, the major part of the epigraphical evidence for the Roman presence in Britain has at last been conveniently assembled under one cover. An Index is still forthcoming and inscriptions have not been included which came to light after 1954; but so clearly is the material laid out that it is a comparatively light task to comb the 2,400 inscriptions of the collection and to add later texts published in the annual report of the Journal from 1955 onwards. The following remarks have been occasioned by a survey of British inscriptions attesting the worship of the Imperial numen . They are not concerned, except incidentally, with the religious doctrine underlying this concept, still less with the thorny problem of the relationship between the numen and the genius . My main purpose is to consider some of the epigraphical problems resulting from the various ways in which the cult of the numen is recorded in order to establish a basis on which to discuss the nature and significance of this particular form of worship in Britain.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0075-4358
,
1753-528X
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1969
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2067300-0
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3172-0
SSG:
6,12
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