Religions of Rome: Volume 2: A Sourcebook

Beard, Mary, North, John, Price, Simon

ISBN 10: 0521456460 / ISBN 13: 9780521456463

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Religions of Rome: Volume 2: A Sourcebook
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521456460
• ISBN 13: 9780521456463
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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 Roman world from the early Republic to the late Empire (both visual evidence and texts in translation). More than just a "sourcebook," it explores some of the major themes and problems of Roman religion (such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination and prediction). Each document has an introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and is used as the starting point for further discussion.

Review

'This is an excellent book that answers any reader's questions on the religious life of the Romans.' The Australian National Review

' ... the best one-volume study in publication ... a well written book that should have a place of the shelf of every student of early European history, and on that of every theologian as well'. Theology

'These books are the result of years of patient scholarship and intellectual questioning. No other volume has covered such a time span so effectively and made such clear use of maps, illustrations and archaelogical evidence.' Robin Lane-Fox, British Museum Magazine