This book presents an up-to-date discussion of the Roman imperial cult (the divinization of the emperor) and its general importance in early Christianity and ancient Mediterranean religions. It featur
Roman religion as we know it is largely the product of the middle and late republic, the period falling roughly between the victory of Rome over its Latin allies in 338 B.C.E. and the attempt of the I
Examines ancient Rome and looks at how its politics, daily activities, art, religion, economy, and social structures worked together to form Roman culture.
This well-established textbook outlines the factors that every student must assess for a proper understanding of the late Republic, from the attitudes of the aristocracy and the role of state religion
This study highlights fundamental differences and tensions between the Jesuit cardinal Pallavicino and the artist Bernini. Through close readings and comparison of texts, Delbeke (architecture and urb
Rome and Religion in the Medieval World provides a panoramic and interdisciplinary exploration of Rome and religious culture. The studies build upon or engage Thomas F.X. Noblea€?s interest in Rome, e
Pollution could come from any number of sources in the Roman world. Bodily functions, sexual activity, bloodshed, death - any of these could cause disaster if brought into contact with religion. Its presence could invalidate sacrifices, taint religious officials, and threaten to bring down the anger of the gods upon the city. Orators could use pollution as a means of denigrating opponents and obstructing religious procedures, and writers could emphasise the 'otherness' of barbarians by drawing attention to their different ideas about what was or was not 'dirty'. Yet despite all this, religious pollution remained a vague concept within the Latin language, and what constituted pollution could change depending on the context in which it appeared. Calling upon a range of research disciplines, this book highlights the significant role that pollution played across Roman religion, and the role it played in the construction of religious identity.
Freschi (Sanskrit, Sapienza U. , Rome) explains that her translation is not an attempt to create an independent text, but to offer a path through the original, a common approach when translating India
Hatra is a relatively small area situated between Parthia and Rome, which has become one of the richest archeological sites in the world. As such, it has become a major source of information about cla
