Néron, l’incendie de Rome et les chrétiens
The scapegoating of the Christians by Nero for the fire of Rome in 64 and its consequences, followed by their public execution, is not only a political and police accusation against so-called culprits ; it is also, and maybe more, a « procuration of prodigy » : the exceptional procuration, in the...
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| Language: | fra |
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Presses universitaires du Midi
2012-05-01
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| Series: | Pallas |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/2544 |
| Summary: | The scapegoating of the Christians by Nero for the fire of Rome in 64 and its consequences, followed by their public execution, is not only a political and police accusation against so-called culprits ; it is also, and maybe more, a « procuration of prodigy » : the exceptional procuration, in the form of human sacrifice, of an exceptional prodigy. Roman history, in these related fields, held quite a few precedents, which will be examined here. Thus, that fundamental aspect was overshadowed until today by Tacitus’historiographical construction, even more than by the Neronian staging it redoubles and caricatures. |
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| ISSN: | 0031-0387 2272-7639 |