The Opium Poppy and the Cult of Ceres in Roman Sculptures of those Initiated during the second century a.C.

Authors

  • José Ignacio San Vicente González de Aspuru University of Oviedo image/svg+xml

Keywords:

Ceres, Demeter, poppy, opium, sculptures, Eleusis, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius

Abstract

This paper analyze the connection between Ceres and early imperial dynasties through the images of empresses represented as Ceres. Special attention is given to linking the opium poppy with Demeter/Ceres and the Dynasty Antoniniana.

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Published

2020-04-16

Issue

No. 9 (2011)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

The Opium Poppy and the Cult of Ceres in Roman Sculptures of those Initiated during the second century a.C. (2020). ARYS, 9, 205-227. https://e-revistas.uc3m.es/index.php/ARYS/article/view/5331