CLA233H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Glossary Of Ancient Roman Religion, Pater Familias, Pontifex Maximus
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Romans thought they had the most respect for the gods, so the gods realized that the romans were their favorite humans on earth (roman belief) Make sure you get everything right in terms of risual, formalism. Thin out the grove so that trees can grow more safely (clear deadwood) Roman religion isn"t very spiritual (no deep moving relationship, more about bargains) Grove must have a god in it (gods of nature come into play the most, in a farm). You may not know if the god is male or female, but you cannot offend it . make it clear what youre doing in the grove and then make sure god knows why. For harvest you would use a bigger animal. By instructions he means that maybe someone is doing it for him (ex slave or son because of patria potestas) and he wants himself and everyone in his household (might not be in family)