AR105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Kitos War, Bar Kokhba Revolt, Fiscus Judaicus
20 Apr 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Spread of mystery cult of mithras connected to the army. Sailors likely transmitted cult practices from port to port - can trace some cults along trade routes. The jupiter sol sarapes optimus maximus and all other gods and emperor caesar nerva trajan . Foreign cults at pompeii could link to trade. Common practice in roman history to attempt to nd connections between different religious beliefs. Could involve merging of different deities (jupiter=zeus) Or, could involve search for similarities to make new religion more palatable to romans. Mother of goddesses of the rhineland , bonn. Sanctuary at empel, netherlands dedicated to hercules magusenus. Early christian authors showed similarities between jesus and asclepius (a healing diety) 1) maintaining pre-existing cult practices under roman rule. 2) development of local versions of cults (often through syncretism) Dedication to jupiter, venus, vulcan, castor, pollux, mars, boudana, cernunnos, smertrios, tarvos, etc. Worship of dei ed emperors became standard across roman world.
