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The Roman Goddess Ceres

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

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Chapters in this book

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

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