IDIHCS   22126
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS SOCIALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
capítulos de libros
Título:
Libertatis simulacrum (Dom. 110), simulacrum non libertatis (Dom 131): Reflections on the Nature of the Images of the Gods in Cicero
Autor/es:
MARÍA EMILIA CAIRO
Libro:
Statues in Roman Religion / Estátuas na religião romana
Editorial:
Coimbra University Press
Referencias:
Lugar: Coimbra; Año: 2020; p. 65 - 80
Resumen:
Abstract:The purpose of this contribution is to re-examine Cicero's speech De Domo Sua, with a special focus on the statue of the goddess Libertas placed by Clodius on Cicero's land. In general, the different analyses of this text have accepted the nature of this statue as a cult image. From my viewpoint, however, just as he objects to his land being a consecrated space --- due to the vices in the ritual of consecration - Cicero expresses doubt that the simulacrum is truly a representation of the Roman goddess Libertas, by referring to the features of the image, its origin and its use by Clodius. The examination of Cicero's remarks contributes to a wider study of the simulacra deorum in his texts since he outlines a series of requirements that a statue must fulfil to effectively become the image of a god.