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Flavian feathers: expressing dynasty and divinity through peacocks
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- Journal of Ancient History
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Berlin [u.a.]: de Gruyter
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- 2324-8114
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2722400-4
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- Titel:
- Journal of Ancient History
- Erschienen:
-
Berlin [u.a.]: de Gruyter
- Umfang:
- Online-Ressource
- ISSN:
- 2324-8114
- ZDB-ID:
-
2722400-4
- VÖBB-Katalog:
- 15763457
- Schlagworte:
- Zeitschrift
- ZLB-Systematik:
- Geschichte
- Sammlung:
- Geschichte
- Copyright:
- Rechte vorbehalten
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- Titel:
- Flavian feathers: expressing dynasty and divinity through peacocks
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Berlin [u.a.]: de Gruyter, 2025
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- Zusammenfassung:
- Abstract: In 82/3 CE the peacock was introduced on Roman imperial coins. It appeared on the reverse of precious-metal coins struck for Domitia Longina, and reappeared in 88/9 for the same empress and for Julia Titi. This article contextualizes these coins in both the iconographic tradition and the contemporary politics of Domitian’s Rome. It shows that the appearance of the peacock served a twofold purpose: on the one hand, it was part of a programmatic depiction of the imperial couple as Jupiter and Juno; on the other hand, it belonged to a new way of visualizing the divine triad worshipped in the Capitolium as restored by Domitian. The article illustrates how the peacock was embedded in a concerted program that simultaneously highlighted the Flavian dynasty, the apotheosis of its deceased members (both men and women), the divine association of those alive, and the dynasty’s care for the cityscape. In doing so, the coins stood at the beginning of an imperial tradition in which all of these elements became part of imperial (self-) display.
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- Online-Ressource
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- Open Access
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- Schlagworte:
- Domitian ; Domitia Longina ; Julia Titi ; coinage ; dynasty ; consecration ; peacock
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- Titel:
- Flavian feathers: expressing dynasty and divinity through peacocks
- Erschienen:
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Berlin [u.a.]: de Gruyter, 2025
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- Zusammenfassung:
- Abstract: In 82/3 CE the peacock was introduced on Roman imperial coins. It appeared on the reverse of precious-metal coins struck for Domitia Longina, and reappeared in 88/9 for the same empress and for Julia Titi. This article contextualizes these coins in both the iconographic tradition and the contemporary politics of Domitian’s Rome. It shows that the appearance of the peacock served a twofold purpose: on the one hand, it was part of a programmatic depiction of the imperial couple as Jupiter and Juno; on the other hand, it belonged to a new way of visualizing the divine triad worshipped in the Capitolium as restored by Domitian. The article illustrates how the peacock was embedded in a concerted program that simultaneously highlighted the Flavian dynasty, the apotheosis of its deceased members (both men and women), the divine association of those alive, and the dynasty’s care for the cityscape. In doing so, the coins stood at the beginning of an imperial tradition in which all of these elements became part of imperial (self-) display.
- Umfang:
- Online-Ressource
- Fußnote:
- Open Access
- Archivierung/Langzeitarchivierung gewährleistet
- Schlagworte:
- Domitian ; Domitia Longina ; Julia Titi ; coinage ; dynasty ; consecration ; peacock
- ZLB-Systematik:
- Geschichte
- Sonstiges
- Sammlung:
- Geschichte
- Sonstiges
- Copyright:
- CC BY
- Zugriffsberechtigung:
- Freier Zugang
