Reading list for the cultus deorum
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Primary Literature
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
The "Meditations of Marcus Aurelius", musings of one of the most famous Stoics of history; the Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
- Marcus Aurelius (Loeb Classical Library 58)
- (C.R. Haines (Editor), Aurelius Antoninus Marcus / Hardcover / Published 1930 / ISBN 0674990641). Part of the Loeb Classical Library (#58).
- The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations
- (David Hicks (Translator), C. Scot Hicks (Translator) / Hardcover / 2002 / ISBN 0743233832 )
- Meditations (Modern Library Classics)
- (Gregory Hays (Translator) / Paperback / 2003 / ISBN 0812968255 )
Marcus Tullius Cicero
- The Nature of the Gods and on Divination (Great Books in Philosophy)
- (Marcus Tullius Cicero, C.D. Yonge (Translator) / Paperback / Published 1997 reprint of 1853 edition/ ISBN 1573921807). Important first-hand accounts of attitudes towards religion and divination in the late Republic.
- The Nature of the Gods (Penguin Classics)
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, J. M. Ross (Introduction), Horace C. P. McGregor (Translator) / Paperback / Reissue edition 1972 / ISBN 0140442650
- The Republic and The Laws
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, Jonathan Powell (Introduction), Niall Rudd (Translator) / Paperback / 1998 / ISBN 0192832360
Sourcebooks
- Roman Religion: A Sourcebook
- Valerie M. Warrior / Paperback / 2002 /ISBN 1585100307 Read a review at UNRV
Secondary Literature
General
- Dictionary of Roman Religion
- (Lesley Adkins, Roy A. Adkins / Hardcover / Published 1995 / ISBN 0816030057). An excellent resource for general knowledge or just to look up that obscure temple or God. Includes a very good bibliography.
- An Introduction to Roman Religion
- (John Scheid, Janet Lloyd (Translator) / ISBN 0253216605) This is an English translation of the book La Religion des Romains (ISBN 2200263775) . This book is a must for all those who wish to know what the Religio Romana was and how it was practiced. It is written in the form of a manual, a small booklet very easy to read, with lots of notes, quotations and illustrations.
- Religions of Rome, (2 Volumes)
- (Mary Beard, John North & Simon Price / Paperback / 1998). Volume I (ISBN 0521316820) is a history from early Rome down to the Christian emperors (the last chapter). Volume 2 (ISBN 0521456460) is a sourcebook with lots of pictures, including calendar, religious places, festivals and ceremonies, sacrifices and divination.
Specific Topics
- The Flamen
- (J. Vanggaard / 1988 / ISBN 8772890592) Gathers together all the known evidence on the Roman flamines.
- Les flamines et leurs dieux
- (Domenico Fasciano, Pierre Seguin / 1993 / WorldCat no. 28673540)
- Le college pontifical 3eme s.a C. - 4eme s.p. C. : contribution a l'etude de la religion publique romaine
- (Francoise van Haeperen / 2002 / ISBN 9074461492 ) the latest study on the pontifical college.
Kalender und Öffentlichkeit : die Geschichte der Repräsentation und religiösen Qualifikation von Zeit in Rom
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Challenging analysis of the calendar with complete literary sources and fantastic bibliography with indexes. Rüpke postulates NP = nefas piaculum and EN = endoitio exitio nefas.
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The Roman Goddess Ceres
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A work based on the author's doctoral thesis on all known evidence about the Goddess.
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Death and Burial in the Roman World
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A covering of the various aspects of death, burial, funerals, and the afterlife as based on the ancient sources and archaeology.
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La vie religieuse des matrones dans la Rome Archaique
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Important discussion of household ritual, discussion of the flaminica.
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Women's religious activity in the Roman Republic
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via epigrahpic evidence & votive deposits, this book analyses women's participation in the public religious sphere, domestic rituals, and the role of the flaminate as a married priesthood.
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Librorum de Disciplina Augurali ante Augusti Mortem Scriptorum Reliquiae
Empire
The Cults of the Roman Empire
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Paperback. Terrific information on the influences of foreign cults on Rome, including Isis, the Magna Mater, etc.
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Paganism in the Roman Empire
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The cult images of imperial Rome
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Etruscans
Etruscan Life and Afterlife: A Handbook of Etruscan Studies
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Paperback. While it doesn't specifically deal with Classical Rome, the Etruscans were important contributors to the Roman conception of death, religion, and the afterlife. An important foundational work.
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Religion and Law
International Law in Archaic Rome: War and Religion
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Hardcover. While it may seem odd to include a book on international law in the religion section, this excellent resource is essentially about the Fetiales, the priests whose duties included the maintenance of international relations; treaties, declarations of war, etc. A must-read for anyone aspiring to become a member of the Fetiales. Contributed by (FVG)
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The State, Law and Religion: Pagan Rome
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Hardcover. Watson analyzes the interaction of law and religion in ancient Rome, drawing connections between class tensions and the development of civil and religious law.
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Roman Questions: Selected Papers
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The Augural Law
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A seminal monograph on augural law, in English.
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Roman augural lore in Greek historiography; a study of the theory and terminology
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Contributi allo studio del diritto augurale. I
De Modis Auspicandi Romanorum
Mnemosyne, 17-18 (1890-1891). ISSN 0026-7074
De Iure Obnuntiandi Comitiis et Conciliis
Mnemosyne, 19 (1891). ISSN 0026-7074
De Inaugurationibus Romanis Caerimoniarum et Sacerdotum
Mnemosyne, 19 (1891). ISSN 0026-7074
De Templis Romanis
Mnemosyne, 20-21 (1892-1893). ISSN 0026-7074
De Temporum Computatione Romanorum
A doctoral dissertation on Roman time.
De Auspiciis Romanorum
A thesis on Roman auspices.
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