Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Roman Navy, Sabines, Quintus Fabius Vibulanus (Consul 485 And 482 Bc)
25 Feb 2014
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Sky god; war god: numina (means spirit, or things that are animated- everything has a spirit) : animism. Etruscans influence, they were influenced by them by reading livers: greek culture poured into rome, and the romans quickly adopted. It"s not much of an exaggeration that when rome conquered greece, roman religion/literature/philosophy disappears, and is replaced by all greek things. Ancestors; pietas (look at text book for this; religion in home/farm and state: how did they predict the future, monstra, ancestors play a big role. every house would have a small shrine. Each family would claim that it would have its own particular spirit creatures, looking out for it. Example: snake head; which shows a sign of help. They would call these gods the genius - comes from genitals. or pregnant. way. This is how the romans explain why a roman family acts a certain.
