Roman Religion: A SourcebookFocus Pub./R. Pullins Company, 2002 - 215 pagine Roman Religion: A Sourcebook provides an introduction to the fundamentals of ancient Roman religious beliefs and rituals through a rich collection of ancient source readings. The ancient sources are to be viewed with utmost respect as the primary means by which an accurate understanding of the past may be gained. By contrasting Roman action and opinion with our own, we may come to better understand ourselves and the culture in which we live. The book includes maps, glossary, a chronological table and lists of important gods. This book is designed as a companion to Valerie Warrior's Greek Religion: A Sourcebook. |
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... divine Novensiles , divine Indigites , who have power over both us and our enemies , and you divine Manes - I invoke and worship you , I beseech and beg your indulgence , that you prosper the might and victory of the Roman people of the ...
... divine Novensiles , divine Indigites , who have power over both us and our enemies , and you divine Manes - I invoke and worship you , I beseech and beg your indulgence , that you prosper the might and victory of the Roman people of the ...
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... divine beyond the day of the actual triumph . That there were at least plans to deify Julius Caesar during his lifetime is suggested by Cicero in a speech delivered in late 44 BCE , where he makes bitter reference to the ' deified ...
... divine beyond the day of the actual triumph . That there were at least plans to deify Julius Caesar during his lifetime is suggested by Cicero in a speech delivered in late 44 BCE , where he makes bitter reference to the ' deified ...
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... divine agency . 13.4 LUCRETIUS , ON THE NATURE OF THINGS 1.149-158 . We will derive nature's first principle from this : nothing is ever created by divine power out of nothing . The reason that dread constrains all mortals is that they ...
... divine agency . 13.4 LUCRETIUS , ON THE NATURE OF THINGS 1.149-158 . We will derive nature's first principle from this : nothing is ever created by divine power out of nothing . The reason that dread constrains all mortals is that they ...
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