Time in Roman religion : one thousand years of religious history / Gary Forsythe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forsythe, Gary, author.

Series:

Routledge studies in ancient history ; 4.

Routledge studies in ancient history ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Calendar, Roman.

Rome--Religion.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Religion is a major subfield of ancient history and classical studies, and Roman religion in particular is usually studied today by experts in two rather distinct halves: the religion of the Roman Republic, covering the fifth through first centuries B.C.; and the religious diversity of the Roman Empire, spanning the first four centuries of our era. In Time in Roman Religion, author Gary Forsythe examines both the religious history of the Republic and the religious history of the Empire. These six studies are unified by the important role played by various concepts of time in Roman

Contents:

Preliminary examination of the Roman calendar

The after days and other curiosities

The rites of the Argei

Origin and history of the Ludi Saeculares

Magna Mater and the taurobolium

The non-Christian origin of Christmas.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-31441-5

1-280-68185-3

9786613658791

0-203-11932-0

1-136-31442-3

9780203119327

OCLC:

804662939