Project Gutenberg 2006-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 277 Bailey, Cyril 1871 1957 The Religion of Ancient Rome Reading ease score: 39.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Jeannie Howse, Thierry Alberto and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Religion of Ancient Rome" by Cyril Bailey is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the beliefs, practices, and rituals of ancient Roman religion, focusing on its origins and characteristics distinct from later developments influenced by foreign cultures. The book aims to explore the foundational aspects of the native Roman religion, particularly what is often referred to as the "Religion of Numa." The opening of the text establishes the idea that understanding early Roman religion requires stripping away layers of later influences and considering its indigenous components. Bailey begins by drawing parallels between the study of Roman religion and archaeological reconstruction, emphasizing the necessity of comprehending the native beliefs before they were altered by external ideas. He highlights the importance of primary sources such as remaining inscriptions and ancient rituals to tease out the authentic spiritual structure of early Rome, which he plans to examine throughout the chapters that follow. The introduction serves as a foundation for a deeper exploration of key aspects of this ancient faith, such as household worship, agricultural practices, and the spiritual understanding of natural phenomena. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Rome -- Religion Cults -- Rome Numa Pompilius, King of Rome, active 715 B.C.-673 B.C. -- Religion BL Text Paganism Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 187933 184582 2024-10-08T08:39:31.918169 2023-09-08T10:07:34.569073 text/html text/html 183763 2006-06-12T16:34:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 67729 2006-06-12T16:34:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 143948 2024-10-08T08:39:38.476128 application/epub+zip 143936 2024-10-08T08:39:34.234166 application/epub+zip 139791 2024-10-08T08:39:32.815185 application/epub+zip 307252 2024-10-08T08:39:41.397144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284239 2024-10-08T08:39:37.353319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240811 2022-09-09T04:28:24.525492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160411 160309 2024-10-08T08:39:31.238172 2023-09-08T10:07:34.062106 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 160259 2006-06-12T16:34:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 59456 2006-06-12T16:34:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 160270 2006-06-12T16:34:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59429 2006-06-12T16:34:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22054 2024-10-08T08:39:41.680107 application/rdf+xml 15989 2024-10-08T08:39:33.376150 image/jpeg 4093 2024-10-08T08:39:33.096151 image/jpeg 134955 2024-10-08T08:39:31.937171 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog