The Imperial Cult in the Latin West, Volume III: Provincial Cult. Part 1: Institution and Evolution

This volume deals with the institution and evolution of imperial cult at the provincial level from the earliest foundations under Augustus down to the mid-third century A.D.
On the basis of detailed examination of evidence from the different regions or provinces of the Latin west the emphasis of provincial cults can be seen to move first from the living emperor and Roma to the deified emperor, then from a composite cult of living and deified dead emperors to a renewed emphasis on the reigning emperor in the late second and early third centuries.
Analysis is based primarily on the study of epigraphical, numismatic and iconographic evidence, generously illuminated by plates. The volume concludes with a series of essays summarizing the main lines of development in the light of various related issues.

Duncan Fishwick, B.A. (Manchester), M.A. (Oxford), M.Phil. (Manchester), D.Litt. (Leiden), is Emeritus University Professor of Classics, University of Alberta. He has published extensively in various fields of Roman History, notably the Imperial Cult, including The Imperial Cult in the Latin West. Vols. I,1-2; II,1-2 (Brill, 1987-92).

"Fishwick's oeuvre is of such a consistently high quality that it is destined to join the ranks of the standard works on Roman social history. Its traditional approach and format are consistent with its function as an important reference. It will be an invaluable mine of ideas and information for future scholars. This volume, together with the whole series, is a very useful resource on the imperial cult that should be accessible to students of Roman history, especially graduate students." – Nayla Kabazi Muntasser, in: BMCR, 2006
"F,s Studie ist anregend; vieles, was er in zahlreichen Aufsätzen erörtert hat, wird nochmals breit aufgearbeitet; die Quellen sind wie immer ausführlich diskutiert. Seine Feststellungen regen auf jeden Fall zu einer intensiven Auseinandersetzung an." – Mandred Clauss, in: KLIO, 2005