An Introduction to Roman Religion, Paperback

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This book, the second of the two volumes that make up Religions of Rome, presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roma...

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The Christian faith has the allegiance of one third of the human race. It has succeeded in influencing civilization to such a degree that we now ta...

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The introduction to this new guide sets out the sources (Graeco-Roman, Jewish and Christian), noting the problems connected with them, paying parti...

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The Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE) recorded his moral philosophy and reflections on life as a highly original kind of corresp...

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