of ancient Roman religion was highly specialized. Its study affords important information about the religion, traditions and beliefs of the ancient Romans...
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Religion in ancient Rome consisted of varying imperial and provincial religious practices, which were followed both by the people of Rome as well as those...
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This glossary of the culture of ancient Rome includes terms used by academics studying Roman history and archaeologists excavating Roman sites. Contents...
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culture of ancient Rome existed throughout the almost 1,200-year history of the civilization of Ancient Rome. The term refers to the culture of the Roman Republic...
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Vulcan (mythology) (redirect from Vulcan (Roman religion and mythology))
[wʊɫˈkaːnʊs]) is the god of fire including the fire of volcanoes, deserts, metalworking and the forge in ancient Roman religion and myth. He is often depicted...
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particularly true of those gods belonging to the archaic religion of the Romans dating back to the era of kings, the so-called "religion of Numa", which was...
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Mercury (mythology) (redirect from Mercury (Roman religion))
is a major god in Roman religion and mythology, being one of the 12 Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon. He is the god of financial gain, commerce...
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In ancient Roman religion, sacra (Latin, neuter plural, "sacred [matters]") were transactions relating to the worship of the gods, especially sacrifice...
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the Hellenistic religion, as Christianity spread through the empire, it came into ideological conflict with the imperial cult of ancient Rome. Pagan practices...
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In ancient Roman religion, agricultural deities were thought to care for every aspect of growing, harvesting, and storing crops. Preeminent among these...
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Neptune (mythology) (redirect from Neptune (Roman religion and mythology))
of freshwater and the sea in the Roman religion. He is the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon. In the Greek-inspired tradition, he is a brother of...
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of regions in Greco-Roman antiquity Alphabetized list of notable ancient Romans Glossary of ancient Roman religion Ancient monuments in Rome Ancient Roman...
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Rex Sacrorum (category Ancient Roman religious titles)
In ancient Roman religion, the rex sacrorum ("king of the sacred things", also sometimes rex sacrificulus) was a senatorial priesthood reserved for patricians...
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may refer to: a fraternal order of priests or similar association in ancient Rome; see Glossary of ancient Roman religion#sodalitas Sodality Sodality (Catholic...
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Bacchanalia (category Ancient Roman festivals)
native cult of Liber, and probably arrived in Rome itself around 200 BC. Like all mystery religions of the ancient world, very little is known of their rites...
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Capitoline Triad (category Ancient Roman religion)
The Capitoline Triad was a group of three deities who were worshipped in ancient Roman religion in an elaborate temple on Rome's Capitoline Hill (Latin...
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refer to: The birthday of an individual, or the anniversary of a founding of a temple; see Glossary of ancient Roman religion#dies natalis Dies Natalis...
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Vesta (mythology) (redirect from Vesta (Roman religion and mythology))
goddess of the hearth, home, and family in Roman religion. She was rarely depicted in human form, and was more often represented by the fire of her temple...
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Sancus (category Roman gods)
In ancient Roman religion, Sancus (also known as Sangus or Semo Sancus) was a god of trust (fides), honesty, and oaths. His cult, one of the most ancient...
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Jupiter (god) (redirect from Jupiter (Roman religion and mythology))
the god of the sky and thunder, and king of the gods in ancient Roman religion and mythology. Jupiter was the chief deity of Roman state religion throughout...
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Strenua (category Roman goddesses)
In ancient Roman religion, Strenua or Strenia was a goddess of the new year, purification, and wellbeing. She had a shrine (sacellum) and grove (lucus)...
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Rex Nemorensis (category Ancient Roman religious titles)
number of ancient sources. Ovid gives a poetic account of the priesthood of Nemi noting that the lake of Nemi was "sacred to antique religion"; its priest...
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Votum (redirect from Vow (Roman))
In ancient Roman religion, a votum, plural vota, is a vow or promise made to a deity. The word comes from the past participle of the Latin verb voveo...
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Dius Fidius (category Roman gods)
In ancient Roman religion, Dius Fidius (less often as Dius Fidus) was a god of oaths associated with Jupiter. His name was thought to be related to Fides...
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Bonus Eventus (category Roman gods)
Outcome") was a divine personification in ancient Roman religion. The Late Republican scholar Varro lists him as one of the twelve deities who presided over...
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Dii Consentes (category Roman deities)
is an ancient list of twelve major deities, six gods and six goddesses, in the pantheon of Ancient Rome. Their gilt statues stood in the Roman Forum,...
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Lemures (redirect from Larvae (Roman religion))
The lemures /ˈlɛmjəriːz/ were shades or spirits of the restless or malignant dead in Roman religion, sometimes used interchangeably with the term larvae...
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Flamen (category Ancient Roman religious titles)
priest of the ancient Roman religion who was assigned to one of fifteen deities with official cults during the Roman Republic. The most important of these...
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Inuus (category Roman gods)
In ancient Roman religion, Inuus (Classical Latin: [ˈɪnuʊs]) was a god, or aspect of a god, who embodied sexual intercourse. The evidence for him as a...
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