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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790368603321

Autore

Forsythe Gary

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-31441-5

1-280-68185-3

9786613658791

0-203-11932-0

1-136-31442-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in ancient history ; ; 4

Disciplina

292.3/60937

Soggetti

Calendar, Roman

Rome Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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