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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
February 2015
Print publication year:
2006
Online ISBN:
9780511814747
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511814747
Subjects:
Ancient History, Classical Studies, Classical Studies (General)
Series:
Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization
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Book description

Examining sites that are familiar to many modern tourists, Valerie Warrior avoids imposing a modern perspective on the topic by using the testimony of the ancient Romans to describe traditional Roman religion. The ancient testimony recreates the social and historical contexts in which Roman religion was practised. It shows, for example, how, when confronted with a foreign cult, official traditional religion accepted the new cult with suitable modifications. Basic difficulties, however, arose with regard to the monotheism of the Jews and Christianity. Carefully integrated with the text are visual representations of divination, prayer, and sacrifice as depicted on monuments, coins, and inscriptions from public buildings and homes throughout the Roman world. Also included are epitaphs and humble votive offerings that illustrate the piety of individuals, and that reveal the prevalence of magic and the occult in the spiritual lives of the ancient Romans.

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'Warrior brings her narrative to life with a number of fascinating extracts from Roman literature and inscriptions. There is also an abundance of informative illustrations in the book.'

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Contents
References
Bibliography
Bibliography
General Reference Works
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Further Reading
Ando, Clifford, ed. 2003. Roman Religion. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Barton, Tamsyn. 1994. Ancient Astrology. London and New York: Routledge.
Davies, Jason P. 2004. Rome's Religious History: Livy, Tacitus and Ammianus on Their Gods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Dickie, Matthew. 2001. Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World. London and New York: Routledge.
Dowden, Ken. 1995. Religion and the Romans. London: Bristol Classical Press.
Dunbabin, K. M. D. 1978. The Mosaics of Roman North Africa: Studies in Iconography and Patronage. Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press.
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Hope, Valerie. 1997. “A Roof over the Dead: Communal Tombs and Family Structure.” In Domestic Space in the Roman World: Pompeii and Beyond, ed. Laurence, Ray and Wallace-Hadrill, Andrew (= Journal of Roman Archaeology, Suppl. 22, Portsmouth, RI), pp. 69–88.
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