Chapter 1 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. PREFACE xiii
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii
6. Chapter 1 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 1
7. Chapter 2 FERTILITY 33
8. Chapter 3 LIMINALITY 51
9. Chapter 4 THE PLEBS 81
10. Chapter 5 WOMEN 103
11. Chapter 6 CERES IN THE ARA PACIS AUGUSTAE 125
12. Appendix 1 ORIGINAL TEXT OF TRANSLATED PASSAGES 153
13. Appendix 2. WOMEN OF THE IMPERIAL FAMILY IDENTIFIED WITH CERES 169
14. NOTES 183
15. REFERENCES 229
16. GENERAL INDEX 245
17. INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED 253