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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Professor Warrior’s book is a useful anthology of readings which, diligently chosen and intelligently arranged, display the essential elements of Roman religion in its most interesting period. --Christopher McDonough, Boston College
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Valerie M. Warrior is a scholar of Greco-Roman history and religion. She has taught at a number of North American colleges and universities and is the author of several books including "Roman Religion: A Sourcebook" and "Greek Religion: A Sourcebook," both for Focus Publishing. She received her B.A. with Honors from Cambridge University, and her Ph.D. from London University.
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this is a sourcebook of short excerpts relating to various aspects of Roman Religion, including astrology, sacrifice, the role of the family cults, and the like.
I found the selection to be good and the translations accessible. I think this is a very helpful book on the subject. Highly recommended.
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The traditional date of the foundation of Rome by the eponymous Romulus is 753 BCE. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pax deorum, pater patratus, ludi scaenici, urban praetor, sacris faciundis, sacred chickens, curse tablets, slave attendants Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Julius Caesar, Magna Mater, Twelve Tables, Asia Minor, Great Mother, Ancient Latins, Cato the Elder, Juno the Queen, Aulus Gellius, Hymen Hymenaeus, Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Tarquin the Elder, Circus Maximus, Minucius Felix, Mount Ida, Secular Games, Venus Erycina, First Punic War, Forum Boarium, Marcus Agrippa, Marcus Valerius, Proculus Julius, Sacred Spring, Venus Genetrix, Art Resource New!
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The traditional date of the foundation of Rome by the eponymous Romulus is 753 BCE. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pax deorum, pater patratus, ludi scaenici, urban praetor, sacris faciundis, sacred chickens, curse tablets, slave attendants Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Julius Caesar, Magna Mater, Twelve Tables, Asia Minor, Great Mother, Ancient Latins, Cato the Elder, Juno the Queen, Aulus Gellius, Hymen Hymenaeus, Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Tarquin the Elder, Circus Maximus, Minucius Felix, Mount Ida, Secular Games, Venus Erycina, First Punic War, Forum Boarium, Marcus Agrippa, Marcus Valerius, Proculus Julius, Sacred Spring, Venus Genetrix, Art Resource New!
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- Roman Religion (Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization) by Valerie M. Warrior in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- A Companion to the Roman Republic (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World) by Nathan Rosenstein in Back Matter
- The History of Rome, Books 1-5 (Bk. 1-5) by Livy in Front Matter
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