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Religions of the Roman Empire

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Religions of the Roman Empire refers to the diverse array of spiritual beliefs, practices, and institutions that existed within the Roman Empire from its founding to its decline, encompassing traditional Roman polytheism, mystery cults, and the emergence of Christianity, reflecting the empire's cultural and social complexities.
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Religions of the Roman Empire refers to the diverse array of spiritual beliefs, practices, and institutions that existed within the Roman Empire from its founding to its decline, encompassing traditional Roman polytheism, mystery cults, and the emergence of Christianity, reflecting the empire's cultural and social complexities.
Malaria has long ranked among the most serious health threats in human history, a reality that was also reflected in certain regions of the Roman Empire. This article investigates the cultural impact of malaria on Roman society,... more
Excavation of the Roman tilery at Little London, Pamber, Hampshire, has prompted a reassessment of the dating of relief-patterned tile, assigning the bulk of production to the Claudio-Neronian period rather than the late first to... more
El asentamiento institucional del culto imperial en las municipios y colonias de la Bética conllevó el surgimiento de una estructura sacerdotal jerarquizada en la que se integraron los individuos pertenecientes a los núcleos de poder de... more
Maria Gorea (institut Français d'études anatoliennes, istanBul, Pôle archéoloGie), Francesco Massa (université de turin). Comité de rédaction caroline Bridel (université de Berne), cécile doGniez (cnrs, uMr 8167), renée Koch Piettre... more
The names of the gods in the ancient Mediterranean constitute a hot topic which receives renewed attention in modern scholarship the latest years. Various monographs, collective volumes and even databases are concerned with the field of... more
Studies dealing with ancient religions often revolve around the deities: their representation, names, religious perception, but also rituals and practices. Often, the structure built to worship and house the deity, or deities, is often... more
There is general agreement that Mark 13, Matt 24–25, and Luke 21 reflect knowledge of the Jewish War. Luke 21 is particularly obvious as a post-War vaticinium ex eventu, but few commentators have attended to Luke 21:25’s redaction of Mark... more
Interferențe spirituale în Dacia romană, Ed. Dacia, Cluj-Napoca, 1984 (Ediția a II-a, revăzută și adăugită, Ed. Tribuna, Cluj-Napoca, 2003)
Communication with divine agencies was a recurrent feature of Roman everyday life (Smart 1996; Rüpke 2018: 1–18). Scholarship has focused especially on legal aspects of sacralised spaces (Szabó 2017) and ritual traditions (mores) in Roman... more
du temple d'Antonin-Faustine) ont mis au jour en un étroit espace 42 tombes, dont 15 à crémation, sur lesquelles cinq ont procuré des urnes-cabanes semblables à celles des Monts Albains. Au-dessus, et parfois retaillant les anciennes... more
Camero Nuevo (La Rioja, Spain) preserves a group of Roman-period funerary stelae featuring anthropomorphic decoration, traditionally interpreted as funerary portraits. This study offers an iconographic and iconological analysis of their... more
In this article, I analyze paragraphs about Marcus Aurelius's face. Marcus Aurelius's philosophy was visible not only in his actions and lifestyle, but also in his facial expressions, which betrayed no emotion. In addition to discussing... more
Der Beitrag zeichnet das Verhältnis von Religion und Wirtschaft und die großen Linien und Traditionen in dessen Entwicklung in der europäischen Antike (ca. 800 v. Chr. bis ca. 500 n. Chr.) nach. Dabei stützt sich der Beitrag vor allem auf... more
Stéphane Verger discusses the crucial importance of the ‘context of discovery’ and the evolution of excavation techniques since the 19th century.
Short summary of the Rurality and religion conference from Graz organised in 2024 by the University of Szeged, Austrian Archaeological Institute and the University of Graz.
Le culte métroaque à Zama Regia (Africa Proconsularis), l’apport de l’épigraphie I
It is noteworthy that most of the cited publications on Jaina statuette-altars, where inscriptions are read, lack their modern language translation. There are no in depth linguistic analyzes of the monuments, as well as paleographic... more
The Image of the Ruler on the Reliefs of Tiglath-pileser III. Elements, Motifs, and Composition. (Summary on English) The present work is based on information from 17 reliefs (or their drawings) discovered in Nimrud (ancient Calah)... more
Two stone panels with images of Silvanus and a female deity - usually recognised as an indigenous interpretation of Diana - were discovered by chance in what seems to be an original context, together with a pot, an inscription and two... more
All'epoca di Augusto i cambiamenti in ambito religioso furono grandissimi. Augusto e i futuri imperatori divinizzati non erano solo degli dèi in più rispetto al pantheon tradizionale, perché la loro natura non era propriamente uguale a... more
F. Diez de Velasco: "Balnearios y divinidades indígenas testificadas en la epigrafía de época romana en la Península Ibérica: reflexiones en torno a Bormanico", en José Carlos Bermejo Barrera y Manel García Sánchez (eds.),... more
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This paper summarises the excavation undertaken in 2014 to the western edge of the 1st- to 4th- century Romano-British settlement at Bridge Farm, Wellingham by the Culver Archaeological Project (CAP). The excavation targeted a series of... more
Review of S. Mehr's book "Ganz Rhetor, ganz Philosoph - Themistios als Lobredner auf Valens".
A new published epigraphic documentation, consisting of African tabellae auctioned in four lots in Great Britain between 2016 and 2017, brings to light a series of private deeds (wills and deeds of purchase) dating from the « Late... more
Le paganisme impétial à la recherche d'une théologie vets le milieu du IIF siécle AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN UND DER LITERATUR -MAINZ ] KOMMISSION BEI FRANZ STEINER VERLAG GMBH -WIESBADEN 10. 11. 12. 13. T. 8. ABHANDLUNGEN DER AKADEMIE... more
0 20m A. The tile-kiln B. The bronze workshop C. The glass workshop D. The bell foundry E. The builders' yard and mortar-mixer 0 20m Excavated in 1991 -3 Excavated by Suor Orsola Benincasa Area of the builders' yard FIG. 5.1. The... more
Un vaso metálico descubierto en Carthago Nova (Cartagena, Murcia) presenta en su parte exterior una inscripción romana que menciona a un nuevo gobernador de Hispania citerior, llamado S(purius) Lucretius Tricipitinus, y menciona el uso de... more
Ces articles sur la religion romaine, réunis grâce à la bienveillance de mon successeur et ami, M. Georges Vallet, témoignent pour elle d'un intérêt qui ne s'est pas démenti de 1925 à ce jour (1). Les sujets vont de leur côté des origines... more
In this paper, I discuss Latin cognomina ending in -ianus derived from cognomina, a formation attested for instance in Priscianus and Severianus, derived from Priscus and Severus. The main part of the exposition consists of an inventory... more
В историографии сохраняются споры о том, насколько успешна была судебная реформа 1864 г., в особенности на окраинах Российской империи. Дискутируется, способствовала ли реформа формированию правовой культуры, решению конфликтов в... more
Presentamos aquí una interesante inscripción que se descubrió en 1976 en el transcurso de las obras de rehabilitación del Palacio de Francisco de Godoy, sede de la antigua Consejería de Educación y Cultura de la Junta de Extremadura. Es... more
Presented historical study has been based mainly on epigraphic sources from Roman Britain from the period 202-212 AD. It focuses on the damnatio memoriae of the younger son of the emperor Septimius Severus, Geta, whose name was erased... more
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