1st Edition
Time in Roman Religion One Thousand Years of Religious History
By Gary Forsythe
Copyright 2012
222 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Religion is a major subfield of ancient history and classical studies, and Roman religion in particular is usually studied today by experts in two rather distinct halves: the religion of the Roman Republic, covering the fifth through first centuries B.C.; and the religious diversity of the Roman Empire, spanning the first four centuries of our era. In Time in Roman Religion, author Gary... Read more
1. Preliminary Examination of the Roman Calendar 2. The After Days and Other Curiosities 3. The Rites of the Argei 4. Origin and History of the Ludi Saeculares 5. Magna Mater and the Taurobolium 6. The Non-Christian Origin of Christmas Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Gary Forsythe is Associate Professor of Ancient History, Texas Tech University. He is the author of A Critical History of Early Rome (2005) and of The Historian L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi and the Roman Annalistic Tradition (1994), as well as numerous articles and reviews.
"Each chapter is a highly polished gem of scholarship on a vital topic." -- Daniel Harmon, University of Washington, USA
