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Household Religion
State Religion
Gods & Goddesses
Mixed Bag
Rituals
100
A spirit or deity which guarded and protected the household
What is a Lar?
100
To gain good will of the divine forces and to keep them benevolent
What was the purpose of Roman Religion?
100
Jupiter, Juno & Minerva
Who were the three main Olympian Gods?
100
To pay the fee to Charon
Why was the coin placed in the corpses mouth?
100
To provide an innner sanctrum for the priests and for the worshippers to pray publically
What was the main purpose of a template?
200
The goddess of the hearth fire
Who was Vesta?
200
A part of the ritual of farming when it was essential
How did early Roman religion develop?
200
Mars
Who was the God of war?
200
mid 1st Century
When was Christianity fully established in Rome?
200
Cattle, sheep, goats and pigs were the main victims
What was state funded for the state rituals?
300
Maintaing a shrine in the home, at which sacrifices were made regularly
What was the household responsible for?
300
'Roma' the imperial Cult and the classical deities
The state religion involved the worship of what?
300
Julius Caesar
Which Caesar became a God after he died?
300
To house the cult figures and to provide an inner sanctum for the priests
What was the main purpose of a temple?
300
Gave goods were placed in and often included refreshments for the journey to the underworld
What was placed in with cremation and inhumation burials?
400
Sacrifices, prayer, vow and divination
how did Romans communicate with the household Gods and Goddesses?
400
Fixed days when they can review their relationships with the various deities
What were the festivals?
400
Because of a plague in Rome
Why was Aesculapius, the Greek God of Medicine imported into Roman Religion?
400
The courtyard of the temple
Where were most public sacrifices made?
400
Pagan holiday's and sacrifices
What Pagan rituals were involved in Roman Religion?
500
Spirits of the cupboard or pantry
What were the Penates?
500
Vows, sacrifice, gifts and a promise to the God
What was the support of the Gods involked by?
500
293 BC
When was Aesculapius, The Greek God of medicine imported into Roman Religion?
500
Greek architecture
What was Roman temples infuenced by?
500
Bodies were to be cremated within the boundaries of the town except children under ten days old
What laws related to the burial of the dead?