GRS 381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Capitoline Hill, Numen, Imperium

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRS 381
• Professor: Erkstein

Document Summary

Temple to jupiter, juno and minerava on capitoline hill. Temple of saturn in forum (treasury in it) Temple of deified julius caesar in forum. Greek deisidaimonia = the fear and respect for the supernatural lat: religio = feeling of religious awe. Numen (plural numina)-> divine presence or power: jupite(cid:396) = (cid:858)i ha(cid:448)e gi(cid:448)e(cid:374) the o(cid:373)a(cid:374)s empire without end. (imperium since fine) Religio = the worship of the gods (cultus deorum) in accordance with the mos malorum (custom of their ancestors) Colere = to cultivate/till; to tend/care for; to honour/revere/worship. Religion: to honor the gods properly in accordance with the ancestral custom secure favour of the gods = pax deorum. 3 (cid:449)ays to se(cid:272)u(cid:396)e the god(cid:859)s good (cid:449)ill: 1. Divination a way, in all its various forms, the will of the gods might become known by men: 2. Divination -> to seek the god(cid:859)s (cid:449)ill th(cid:396)ough the o(cid:271)se(cid:396)(cid:448)atio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d i(cid:374)terpretation of signs sent by the god.