| Descript |
viii, 215 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm |
| Series |
The Focus classical sources |
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Focus classical sources |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-209) and indexes |
| Contents |
Stories of early Roman religion and the importance of divination -- The religion of the family -- Ritual (sacra) : prayer and sacrifice -- Priests and religious authority -- Religious celebrations and the calendar -- War and religion -- Accepting new gods, cults and rituals -- Control of non-Roman cults -- Games (ludi), religion and politics -- Becoming a god -- Magic, the occult and astrology -- Skepticism of traditional religion : Epicureanism and Stoicism -- The Jews in the Roman world -- Christianity -- Gods -- Glossary -- Chronology -- Maps -- Ancient sources |
| Subject |
Rome -- Religion |
| ISBN/ISSN |
1585100307 (pbk.) |
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9781585100309 (pbk.) |
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