Roman religion and the cult of Diana at Aricia / C.M.C. Green.

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

xxviii, 347 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-317) and indexes.

The sanctuary of Diana at Aricia to the Augustan age -- The sanctuary in the Augustan age -- The sanctuary in the empire -- Diana : her name and her appearance -- The grove, the goddess, and the history of early Latium -- The many faces of Diana -- The necessary murderer -- "We are fugitives" -- Virbius, Hippolytus and Egeria -- Diana the healer -- Ritual healing and the Maniae -- Conclusion: Diana and her worshippers.