
Reconstructing religion
... Brothers, will be examined to understand the function of the brotherhood under Augustus. There is very little evidence from the Augustan grove, but there is evidence for the foundations of a temple, as well as of a circus. The circus has been mostly ignored by John Scheid in his work Romulus et s ...
... Brothers, will be examined to understand the function of the brotherhood under Augustus. There is very little evidence from the Augustan grove, but there is evidence for the foundations of a temple, as well as of a circus. The circus has been mostly ignored by John Scheid in his work Romulus et s ...
ABSTRACT A Healing God Comes to Rome: Aesculapius and the
... physicians and the healing arts, apart from the medicinal herbs found in their garden.23 This lack of professional physicians paved the way for one of the most monumental event in Roman history – the importation of Asklepius into Rome. When an outbreak of plague occurred in 293 B.C. at Rome, the Ro ...
... physicians and the healing arts, apart from the medicinal herbs found in their garden.23 This lack of professional physicians paved the way for one of the most monumental event in Roman history – the importation of Asklepius into Rome. When an outbreak of plague occurred in 293 B.C. at Rome, the Ro ...
Capitoline Jupiter and the Historiography of Roman World Rule
... start of the nd century. But none of these references offers more than tentative evidence for a discourse of world rule in nd-century Rome, and ultimately it cannot be known if this idea was recognized at Rome soon after the landmark victories in the Greek East in the early nd century, or perhap ...
... start of the nd century. But none of these references offers more than tentative evidence for a discourse of world rule in nd-century Rome, and ultimately it cannot be known if this idea was recognized at Rome soon after the landmark victories in the Greek East in the early nd century, or perhap ...
ART. IV - An Altar to Vulcan from Maryport. THE altar, RIB 846,1 was
... AN ALTAR TO VULCAN FROM MARYPORT ...
... AN ALTAR TO VULCAN FROM MARYPORT ...
Roman religion - mulderstudies
... made it longer until it started on the 17th and ended on the 23rd. There were many attempts to shorten this festival but they all caused great uproar from the citizens so any other attempt to shorten this particular festival were forgotten. Saturnalia was the actual starting point of the Christian f ...
... made it longer until it started on the 17th and ended on the 23rd. There were many attempts to shorten this festival but they all caused great uproar from the citizens so any other attempt to shorten this particular festival were forgotten. Saturnalia was the actual starting point of the Christian f ...
A Journey in Pictures through Roman Religion
... to be performed to induce Janus Patulcius to protect anyone while crossing into the hostile world outside. For this reason Janus is depicted with two faces – he looks outwards as Janus Clusivius and looks inwards as Janus Patulcius, which is why Janus additionally became the guardian of the threshol ...
... to be performed to induce Janus Patulcius to protect anyone while crossing into the hostile world outside. For this reason Janus is depicted with two faces – he looks outwards as Janus Clusivius and looks inwards as Janus Patulcius, which is why Janus additionally became the guardian of the threshol ...
Latin Cults through Roman Eyes. Myth, Memory and Cult Practice in
... a traditional role and appearance that was perhaps comparable to other Diana cults, but it was the epithet Trivia that most distinguished the cult in Nemi. Poets associated the threefold nature of Diana with the crossroads between day and night, the cultivated and the wild, and even life and the aft ...
... a traditional role and appearance that was perhaps comparable to other Diana cults, but it was the epithet Trivia that most distinguished the cult in Nemi. Poets associated the threefold nature of Diana with the crossroads between day and night, the cultivated and the wild, and even life and the aft ...
REVIEW 1: CHAPTERS 1–3 - Bolchazy
... Ctesipho, has let his brother Micio adopt Aeschinus. The two sons and Micio conspire to fool him and pursue their own pleasures, but that is not so funny now, because Demea is really fond of Ctesipho and anxious to bring him up well. And he disapproves of the way Micio is raising Aeschinus, who in f ...
... Ctesipho, has let his brother Micio adopt Aeschinus. The two sons and Micio conspire to fool him and pursue their own pleasures, but that is not so funny now, because Demea is really fond of Ctesipho and anxious to bring him up well. And he disapproves of the way Micio is raising Aeschinus, who in f ...
DOC
... Saturn Was the god of time he ruled the gods before Jupiter, Saturn was also the god of farming and the harvest. Jupiter Neptune and Pluto were his sons. The Romans believed they represented air, water and death, which could not be killed by time. The Romans held a celebration of Saturn every year i ...
... Saturn Was the god of time he ruled the gods before Jupiter, Saturn was also the god of farming and the harvest. Jupiter Neptune and Pluto were his sons. The Romans believed they represented air, water and death, which could not be killed by time. The Romans held a celebration of Saturn every year i ...
Roman Gods - EBIS Key Stage 3 History
... and fell in love with a beautiful woman call Psyche. He knew Venus would be very angry so he hid Psyche away and said that she should never look at him. Psyche thought she had been captured by a monster so she peeked out and saw Cupid and fell in love with him. Venus sent Psyche away but eventually ...
... and fell in love with a beautiful woman call Psyche. He knew Venus would be very angry so he hid Psyche away and said that she should never look at him. Psyche thought she had been captured by a monster so she peeked out and saw Cupid and fell in love with him. Venus sent Psyche away but eventually ...
File - world history
... already began working out a machine to generate energy by the first century AD. The Hierapolis Sawmill (now located in modern day Turkey) was an example of one of these machines. It is currently the earliest known machine to incorporate a crank and a connecting rod together. ...
... already began working out a machine to generate energy by the first century AD. The Hierapolis Sawmill (now located in modern day Turkey) was an example of one of these machines. It is currently the earliest known machine to incorporate a crank and a connecting rod together. ...
The Roman Calendar
... • Was the hottest time of the year, and was the day for the feast of Vulcan • The god of destructive fire at the time when his fires were most feared ...
... • Was the hottest time of the year, and was the day for the feast of Vulcan • The god of destructive fire at the time when his fires were most feared ...
MONTHS, DAYS AND TIME The Anglo-Saxons, like most societies
... Romans. They used the names of gods who were more familiar to them than the Roman ones, and we still use these names today. They are among the few clues we have to the gods of the Anglo-Saxons. ...
... Romans. They used the names of gods who were more familiar to them than the Roman ones, and we still use these names today. They are among the few clues we have to the gods of the Anglo-Saxons. ...
RELIGION IN POMPEII OH MY!
... intellectualism, Shamans, and as the patron defender of herds and flocks. Apollo had a famous oracle in Crete and other notable ones in Clarus and Branchidae. Apollo is known as the leader of the Muses and director of their choir. His attributes include: swans, wolves, dolphins, bows and arrows, a l ...
... intellectualism, Shamans, and as the patron defender of herds and flocks. Apollo had a famous oracle in Crete and other notable ones in Clarus and Branchidae. Apollo is known as the leader of the Muses and director of their choir. His attributes include: swans, wolves, dolphins, bows and arrows, a l ...
(Section IV): The Development of Christianity
... which caused them no end of trouble! The Muses were the 9 daughters of Jupiter and Mnomosyne. They made such beautiful music with their singing that it brought joy to everyone who heard them. The Muses were patrons of the arts and sciences. ...
... which caused them no end of trouble! The Muses were the 9 daughters of Jupiter and Mnomosyne. They made such beautiful music with their singing that it brought joy to everyone who heard them. The Muses were patrons of the arts and sciences. ...
Romulus and Remus
... Roman Gods: The Romans had many gods of their own. There was a festival nearly every day for one god or another. Pax, for example, was the Roman goddess of peace. Her festival is January 3. Fornax is the Roman goddess of bread-making. Her festival is February 17. Juturna is the goddess of wells and ...
... Roman Gods: The Romans had many gods of their own. There was a festival nearly every day for one god or another. Pax, for example, was the Roman goddess of peace. Her festival is January 3. Fornax is the Roman goddess of bread-making. Her festival is February 17. Juturna is the goddess of wells and ...
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... Jupiter rises with victory and glorious. The Greek who founded the jubilant and ancient city and wielded the head of Medusa surges into the sky and from here will now rise the strength and all the virtues and the honors that the Roman army brings with them. The Gallic War this night is now interrupt ...
... Jupiter rises with victory and glorious. The Greek who founded the jubilant and ancient city and wielded the head of Medusa surges into the sky and from here will now rise the strength and all the virtues and the honors that the Roman army brings with them. The Gallic War this night is now interrupt ...
Viewing the Temple of Jupiter in Ancient Rome
... Viewing the Temple of Jupiter in Ancient Rome The temple of Jupiter was one of the most important and famous buildings in ancient Rome (Albertoni and Damiani 2008; Hopkins 2012). It was located in the very heart of the city, high on the Capitoline hill, which stands over the Forum, ancient Rome’s ci ...
... Viewing the Temple of Jupiter in Ancient Rome The temple of Jupiter was one of the most important and famous buildings in ancient Rome (Albertoni and Damiani 2008; Hopkins 2012). It was located in the very heart of the city, high on the Capitoline hill, which stands over the Forum, ancient Rome’s ci ...
Epithets of Jupiter

The numerous epithets of Jupiter indicate the importance and variety of the god's cult in ancient Roman religion.