Reading list for the cultus deorum

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| title=Religions of the Ancient Greeks
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| title=Human Sacrifice in Ancient Greece
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Contents

Modern Scholarship

General

Dictionary of Roman Religion

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Lesley Adkins, Roy A. Adkins. (1995). ISBN 0816030057
Hardcover. An excellent resource for general knowledge or just to look up that obscure temple or God. Includes a very good bibliography.
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An Introduction to Roman Religion

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John Scheid, Janet Lloyd (Translator). (n.d.) 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.
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Religion of the Romans

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Jörg Rüpke. (2007). Cambridge : Polity. ISBN 9780745630151
excellent discussion of organizations
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Religions of Rome, (2 Volumes)

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Mary Beard, John North & Simon Price. (1998). ISBN 0521316820
Paperback. 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.
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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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Jyri Vaahtera. (2001). ISBN 3515079467
the latest Finnish expert on augury Contributed by Marca Hortensia Maior
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Contributi allo studio del diritto augurale. I

Pierangelo Catalano. (1960).

De Modis Auspicandi Romanorum

M.J. Valeton. (1890-1). ISSN 0026-7074
Mnemosyne, 17-18 (1890-1891). Contributed by Marca Hortensia Maior

De Iure Obnuntiandi Comitiis et Conciliis

M.J.Valeton. (n.d.) ISSN 0026-7074
Mnemosyne, 19 (1891). Contributed by Marca Hortensia Maior


De Inaugurationibus Romanis Caerimoniarum et Sacerdotum

M.J. Valeton. (1891). ISSN 0026-7074
Mnemosyne, 19 (1891).

De Templis Romanis

M.J. Valeton. (1892-3). ISSN 0026-7074
Mnemosyne, 20-21 (1892-1893). Contributed by Marca Hortensia Maior


De Temporum Computatione Romanorum

Paul Krüger. (1861).
A doctoral dissertation on Roman time.

De Auspiciis Romanorum

Eric Samuel Ödmann. (1825).
A thesis on Roman auspices.

Public portents in republican Rome

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Susanne William Rasmussen. (2003). Analecta Romana Instituti Danici. Supplementum, 34. ISBN 8882652408
A.Apollonius Cordus recommeded this excellent book also contains a collection of prodigy lists Contributed by Marca Hortensia Maior
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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)

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C.R. Haines (Editor), Aurelius Antoninus, Marcus. (1930). ISBN 0674990641
Hardcover. Part of the Loeb Classical Library (#58).
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The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations

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David Hicks (Translator), C. Scot Hicks (Translator). (2002). ISBN 0743233832
Hardcover
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Meditations (Modern Library Classics)

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Gregory Hays (Translator). (2003). ISBN 0812968255
Paperback
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Marcus Tullius Cicero

The Nature of the Gods and on Divination (Great Books in Philosophy)

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Marcus Tullius Cicero, C.D. Yonge (Translator). (n.d.) ISBN 1573921807
Important first-hand accounts of attitudes towards religion and divination in the late Republic. Paperback. Published 1997 reprint of 1853 edition
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The Nature of the Gods (Penguin Classics)

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Marcus Tullius Cicero, J. M. Ross (Introduction), Horace C. P. McGregor (Translator). (1972). ISBN 0140442650
Reissue edition Paperback
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The Republic and The Laws

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Marcus Tullius Cicero, Jonathan Powell (Introduction), Niall Rudd (Translator). (1998). ISBN 0192832360

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Sourcebooks

Corpus de prières grecques et romaines / textes réunis, traduits et commentés

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Frédéric Chapot, Bernard Laurot.. (2001). Turnhout, Brepols. ISBN 2503509533
invaluable source for dedications, prayers
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Roman Religion: A Sourcebook 
Valerie M. Warrior / Paperback / 2002 /ISBN 1585100307 Read a review at UNRV
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