Dedication of Lucius Mummius to Olympian Zeus

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_11953
dc.title	Dedication of Lucius Mummius to Olympian Zeus
dc.contributor.author	Guénette Maxime
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	fr
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/axon/2023/1/dedicace-de-lucius-mummius-a-zeus-olympien/
dc.description.abstract	After the defeat of the Achaean League and the destruction of Corinth in 146 BC, the Roman general Lucius Mummius Achaicus toured Greece in order to reorganise the Greek territory now under Roman rule. In addition to settling political disputes between cities, Mummius left several offerings and monuments in important cities, temples, and sanctuaries. Taking as a starting point this dedication by Lucius Mummius of an equestrian statue to the Olympian Zeus, we will analyse the different media and communication strategies employed by Lucius Mummius to mark his victory and his exploits in the collective memory of the Greeks.
dc.relation.ispartof	Axon
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 7 \| Issue 1 \| June 2023
dc.issued	2023-08-03
dc.dateAccepted	2023-04-11
dc.dateSubmitted	2023-01-31
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2532-6848
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/Axon/2532-6848/2023/01/004
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Achean League
dc.subject	Lucius Mummius Achaicus
dc.subject	Meritocracy
dc.subject	Olympian Zeus
dc.subject	Roman aristocratic ethos

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Maxime Guénette Université de Montréal, Québec

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abstract

After the defeat of the Achaean League and the destruction of Corinth in 146 BC, the Roman general Lucius Mummius Achaicus toured Greece in order to reorganise the Greek territory now under Roman rule. In addition to settling political disputes between cities, Mummius left several offerings and monuments in important cities, temples, and sanctuaries. Taking as a starting point this dedication by Lucius Mummius of an equestrian statue to the Olympian Zeus, we will analyse the different media and communication strategies employed by Lucius Mummius to mark his victory and his exploits in the collective memory of the Greeks.

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Aug. 3, 2023

Accepted

April 11, 2023

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Jan. 31, 2023

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Keywords: Olympian Zeus • Lucius Mummius Achaicus • Roman aristocratic ethos • Achean League • Meritocracy

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