Barbette Stanley Spaeth is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at Tulane University in New Orleans.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Historical Overview 1.1 Ancient Italy1.2 Regal Rome1.3 The Early Republic1.4 The Middle Republic1.5 The Late Republic1.6 The Augustan Period1.7 The Early Roman Empire1.8 The Late Empire and AfterwardChapter 2. Fertility 2.1 Introduction2.2 Agricultural Fertility2.3 Human Fertility2.4 Ceres and Fertility in Roman Imperial Political Symbolism2.5 ConclusionChapter 3. Liminality 3.1 Introduction3.2 Rites of Passage3.3 Rites of Intensification3.4 Ceres and the Death of Tiberius Gracchus3.5 ConclusionChapter 4. The Plebs 4.1 Introduction4.2 The Temple of Ceres, Liber, and Libera4.3 Plebeian Magistrates and Ceres4.4 Ceres and Plebeian Social Consciousness4.5 Ceres, the Plebs, and Political Propaganda4.6 ConclusionChapter 5. Women 5.1 Introduction5.2 The Cult of Ceres and Proserpina5.3 Female Virtues5.4 Ceres and Women of the Imperial Family5.5 ConclusionChapter 6. Ceres in the Ara Pacis Augustue 6.1 Introduction6.2 The Central Figure of the Ara Pacis Relief6.3 The Side Figures of the Ara Pacis Relief6.4 The Ceres Panel and the Relief Program of the Ara Pacis6.5 Ceres and the Political Message of the Ara Pacis6.6 ConclusionAppendix 1. Original Text of Translated PassagesAppendix 2. Women of the Imperial Family Identified with CeresNotesReferencesGeneral IndexIndex of Passages Cited

Barbette Stanley Spaeth is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at Tulane University in New Orleans.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Historical Overview 1.1 Ancient Italy1.2 Regal Rome1.3 The Early Republic1.4 The Middle Republic1.5 The Late Republic1.6 The Augustan Period1.7 The Early Roman Empire1.8 The Late Empire and AfterwardChapter 2. Fertility 2.1 Introduction2.2 Agricultural Fertility2.3 Human Fertility2.4 Ceres and Fertility in Roman Imperial Political Symbolism2.5 ConclusionChapter 3. Liminality 3.1 Introduction3.2 Rites of Passage3.3 Rites of Intensification3.4 Ceres and the Death of Tiberius Gracchus3.5 ConclusionChapter 4. The Plebs 4.1 Introduction4.2 The Temple of Ceres, Liber, and Libera4.3 Plebeian Magistrates and Ceres4.4 Ceres and Plebeian Social Consciousness4.5 Ceres, the Plebs, and Political Propaganda4.6 ConclusionChapter 5. Women 5.1 Introduction5.2 The Cult of Ceres and Proserpina5.3 Female Virtues5.4 Ceres and Women of the Imperial Family5.5 ConclusionChapter 6. Ceres in the Ara Pacis Augustue 6.1 Introduction6.2 The Central Figure of the Ara Pacis Relief6.3 The Side Figures of the Ara Pacis Relief6.4 The Ceres Panel and the Relief Program of the Ara Pacis6.5 Ceres and the Political Message of the Ara Pacis6.6 ConclusionAppendix 1. Original Text of Translated PassagesAppendix 2. Women of the Imperial Family Identified with CeresNotesReferencesGeneral IndexIndex of Passages Cited

Barbette Stanley Spaeth is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at Tulane University in New Orleans.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Historical Overview 1.1 Ancient Italy1.2 Regal Rome1.3 The Early Republic1.4 The Middle Republic1.5 The Late Republic1.6 The Augustan Period1.7 The Early Roman Empire1.8 The Late Empire and AfterwardChapter 2. Fertility 2.1 Introduction2.2 Agricultural Fertility2.3 Human Fertility2.4 Ceres and Fertility in Roman Imperial Political Symbolism2.5 ConclusionChapter 3. Liminality 3.1 Introduction3.2 Rites of Passage3.3 Rites of Intensification3.4 Ceres and the Death of Tiberius Gracchus3.5 ConclusionChapter 4. The Plebs 4.1 Introduction4.2 The Temple of Ceres, Liber, and Libera4.3 Plebeian Magistrates and Ceres4.4 Ceres and Plebeian Social Consciousness4.5 Ceres, the Plebs, and Political Propaganda4.6 ConclusionChapter 5. Women 5.1 Introduction5.2 The Cult of Ceres and Proserpina5.3 Female Virtues5.4 Ceres and Women of the Imperial Family5.5 ConclusionChapter 6. Ceres in the Ara Pacis Augustue 6.1 Introduction6.2 The Central Figure of the Ara Pacis Relief6.3 The Side Figures of the Ara Pacis Relief6.4 The Ceres Panel and the Relief Program of the Ara Pacis6.5 Ceres and the Political Message of the Ara Pacis6.6 ConclusionAppendix 1. Original Text of Translated PassagesAppendix 2. Women of the Imperial Family Identified with CeresNotesReferencesGeneral IndexIndex of Passages Cited