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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The Twelve Tables forbade any harmful incantation (malum carmen, or 'noisome metrical charm'); this included the "charming of crops from one field to another" (excantatio frugum) and any rite that sought harm or death to others. Chthonic deities functioned at the margins of Rome's divine and human communities; although...
What could public rites and magic easily become in some circumstances?
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context-424_53_4.mp3
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Kendra
The barrier between private religious practices and "magic" is permeable, and Ovid gives a vivid account of rites at the fringes of the public Feralia festival that are indistinguishable from magic: an old woman squats among a circle of younger women, sews up a fish-head, smears it with pitch, then pierces and roasts i...
The barrier between private religious practices and "magic" is permeable, and Ovid gives a vivid account of rites at the fringes of the public Feralia festival that are indistinguishable from magic: an old woman squats among a circle of younger women, sews up a fish-head, smears it with pitch, then pierces and roasts i...
question-424_53_2.mp3
22,050
Olivia
What could public rites and magic easily become in some circumstances?
5731ff05e17f3d14004225c7
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The Twelve Tables forbade any harmful incantation (malum carmen, or 'noisome metrical charm'); this included the "charming of crops from one field to another" (excantatio frugum) and any rite that sought harm or death to others. Chthonic deities functioned at the margins of Rome's divine and human communities; although...
What did people seeking the aid of magicians avoid?
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Kendra
Individuals seeking their aid did so away from the public gaze, during the hours of darkness.
Individuals seeking their aid did so away from the public gaze, during the hours of darkness.
question-424_53_3.mp3
22,050
Kendra
What did people seeking the aid of magicians avoid?
5731ff05e17f3d14004225c9
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The Twelve Tables forbade any harmful incantation (malum carmen, or 'noisome metrical charm'); this included the "charming of crops from one field to another" (excantatio frugum) and any rite that sought harm or death to others. Chthonic deities functioned at the margins of Rome's divine and human communities; although...
Where was magic conducted in Rome?
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Kendra
Chthonic deities functioned at the margins of Rome's divine and human communities; although sometimes the recipients of public rites, these were conducted outside the sacred boundary of the pomerium.
Chthonic deities functioned at the margins of Rome's divine and human communities; although sometimes the recipients of public rites, these were conducted outside the sacred boundary of the pomerium.
question-424_53_4.mp3
22,050
Ivy
Where was magic conducted in Rome?
573200880fdd8d15006c66cf
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Archaeology confirms the widespread use of binding spells (defixiones), magical papyri and so-called "voodoo dolls" from a very early era. Around 250 defixiones have been recovered just from Roman Britain, in both urban and rural settings. Some seek straightforward, usually gruesome revenge, often for a lover's offense...
What science has confirmed the existence of magic use from early times?
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context-424_54_0.mp3
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Emma
Archaeology confirms the widespread use of binding spells (defixiones), magical papyri and so-called "voodoo dolls" from a very early era.
Archaeology confirms the widespread use of binding spells (defixiones), magical papyri and so-called "voodoo dolls" from a very early era.
question-424_54_0.mp3
22,050
Salli
What science has confirmed the existence of magic use from early times?
573200880fdd8d15006c66d0
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Archaeology confirms the widespread use of binding spells (defixiones), magical papyri and so-called "voodoo dolls" from a very early era. Around 250 defixiones have been recovered just from Roman Britain, in both urban and rural settings. Some seek straightforward, usually gruesome revenge, often for a lover's offense...
What was the term for binding spells in the Roman world?
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Emma
Archaeology confirms the widespread use of binding spells (defixiones), magical papyri and so-called "voodoo dolls" from a very early era.
Archaeology confirms the widespread use of binding spells (defixiones), magical papyri and so-called "voodoo dolls" from a very early era.
question-424_54_1.mp3
22,050
Kendra
What was the term for binding spells in the Roman world?
573200880fdd8d15006c66d1
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Archaeology confirms the widespread use of binding spells (defixiones), magical papyri and so-called "voodoo dolls" from a very early era. Around 250 defixiones have been recovered just from Roman Britain, in both urban and rural settings. Some seek straightforward, usually gruesome revenge, often for a lover's offense...
What did the elite use instead of spells and potions to redress a wrong?
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Emma
None of these defixiones seem produced by, or on behalf of the elite, who had more immediate recourse to human law and justice.
None of these defixiones seem produced by, or on behalf of the elite, who had more immediate recourse to human law and justice.
question-424_54_2.mp3
22,050
Kimberly
What did the elite use instead of spells and potions to redress a wrong?
573200880fdd8d15006c66d2
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Archaeology confirms the widespread use of binding spells (defixiones), magical papyri and so-called "voodoo dolls" from a very early era. Around 250 defixiones have been recovered just from Roman Britain, in both urban and rural settings. Some seek straightforward, usually gruesome revenge, often for a lover's offense...
Until what era did spells persist in the empire?
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Emma
Similar traditions existed throughout the empire, persisting until around the 7th century AD, well into the Christian era.
Similar traditions existed throughout the empire, persisting until around the seventh century AD, well into the Christian era.
question-424_54_3.mp3
22,050
Kevin
Until what era did spells persist in the empire?
573200880fdd8d15006c66d3
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Archaeology confirms the widespread use of binding spells (defixiones), magical papyri and so-called "voodoo dolls" from a very early era. Around 250 defixiones have been recovered just from Roman Britain, in both urban and rural settings. Some seek straightforward, usually gruesome revenge, often for a lover's offense...
What era produced a decline in the use of spells?
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Emma
Similar traditions existed throughout the empire, persisting until around the 7th century AD, well into the Christian era.
Similar traditions existed throughout the empire, persisting until around the seventh century AD, well into the Christian era.
question-424_54_4.mp3
22,050
Brian
What era produced a decline in the use of spells?
573201d7b9d445190005e713
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Rome's government, politics and religion were dominated by an educated, male, landowning military aristocracy. Approximately half Rome's population were slave or free non-citizens. Most others were plebeians, the lowest class of Roman citizens. Less than a quarter of adult males had voting rights; far fewer could actua...
What male group dominated all aspects of Rome?
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Joey
Rome's government, politics and religion were dominated by an educated, male, landowning military aristocracy.
Rome's government, politics and religion were dominated by an educated, male, landowning military aristocracy.
question-424_55_0.mp3
22,050
Amy
What male group dominated all aspects of Rome?
573201d7b9d445190005e714
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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Of what class was more than half of Rome's population?
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Joey
Approximately half Rome's population were slave or free non-citizens.
Approximately half Rome's population were slave or free non-citizens.
question-424_55_1.mp3
22,050
Olivia
Of what class was more than half of Rome's population?
573201d7b9d445190005e715
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Rome's government, politics and religion were dominated by an educated, male, landowning military aristocracy. Approximately half Rome's population were slave or free non-citizens. Most others were plebeians, the lowest class of Roman citizens. Less than a quarter of adult males had voting rights; far fewer could actua...
What was the lowest class of Roman citizens?
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Joey
Most others were plebeians, the lowest class of Roman citizens.
Most others were plebeians, the lowest class of Roman citizens.
question-424_55_2.mp3
22,050
Justin
What was the lowest class of Roman citizens?
573201d7b9d445190005e716
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Rome's government, politics and religion were dominated by an educated, male, landowning military aristocracy. Approximately half Rome's population were slave or free non-citizens. Most others were plebeians, the lowest class of Roman citizens. Less than a quarter of adult males had voting rights; far fewer could actua...
How many adult males were able to vote in Rome?
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context-424_55.mp3
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Joey
Less than a quarter of adult males had voting rights; far fewer could actually exercise them.
Less than a quarter of adult males had voting rights; far fewer could actually exercise them.
question-424_55_3.mp3
22,050
Ivy
How many adult males were able to vote in Rome?
573201d7b9d445190005e717
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Rome's government, politics and religion were dominated by an educated, male, landowning military aristocracy. Approximately half Rome's population were slave or free non-citizens. Most others were plebeians, the lowest class of Roman citizens. Less than a quarter of adult males had voting rights; far fewer could actua...
What organization was Rome's official caretaker?
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context-424_55_5.mp3
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Joey
However, all official business was conducted under the divine gaze and auspices, in the name of the senate and people of Rome.
However, all official business was conducted under the divine gaze and auspices, in the name of the senate and people of Rome.
question-424_55_4.mp3
22,050
Kimberly
What organization was Rome's official caretaker?
573203aae99e3014001e644c
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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The link between what groups was necessary to Rome?
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Brian
The links between religious and political life were vital to Rome's internal governance, diplomacy and development from kingdom, to Republic and to Empire.
The links between religious and political life were vital to Rome's internal governance, diplomacy and development from kingdom, to Republic and to Empire.
question-424_56_0.mp3
22,050
Kendra
The link between what groups was necessary to Rome?
573203aae99e3014001e644d
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The links between religious and political life were vital to Rome's internal governance, diplomacy and development from kingdom, to Republic and to Empire. Post-regal politics dispersed the civil and religious authority of the kings more or less equitably among the patrician elite: kingship was replaced by two annually...
Where was the basic power in Rome to be found?
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Brian
Post-regal politics dispersed the civil and religious authority of the kings more or less equitably among the patrician elite: kingship was replaced by two annually elected consular offices.
Post-regal politics dispersed the civil and religious authority of the kings more or less equitably among the patrician elite: kingship was replaced by two annually elected consular offices.
question-424_56_1.mp3
22,050
Kevin
Where was the basic power in Rome to be found?
573203aae99e3014001e644e
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The links between religious and political life were vital to Rome's internal governance, diplomacy and development from kingdom, to Republic and to Empire. Post-regal politics dispersed the civil and religious authority of the kings more or less equitably among the patrician elite: kingship was replaced by two annually...
What group was excluded from high offices ?
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Brian
In the early Republic, as presumably in the regal era, plebeians were excluded from high religious and civil office, and could be punished for offenses against laws of which they had no knowledge.
In the early Republic, as presumably in the regal era, plebeians were excluded from high religious and civil office, and could be punished for offenses against laws of which they had no knowledge.
question-424_56_2.mp3
22,050
Brian
What group was excluded from high offices ?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The links between religious and political life were vital to Rome's internal governance, diplomacy and development from kingdom, to Republic and to Empire. Post-regal politics dispersed the civil and religious authority of the kings more or less equitably among the patrician elite: kingship was replaced by two annually...
Who did the Senate select to settle a strike by the lower classes?
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Brian
The senate appointed Camillus as dictator to handle the emergency; he negotiated a settlement, and sanctified it by the dedication of a temple to Concordia.
The senate appointed Camillus as dictator to handle the emergency; he negotiated a settlement, and sanctified it by the dedication of a temple to Concordia.
question-424_56_3.mp3
22,050
Emma
Who did the Senate select to settle a strike by the lower classes?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The links between religious and political life were vital to Rome's internal governance, diplomacy and development from kingdom, to Republic and to Empire. Post-regal politics dispersed the civil and religious authority of the kings more or less equitably among the patrician elite: kingship was replaced by two annually...
To whom was a temple dedicated at the settlement of the strike?
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Brian
The senate appointed Camillus as dictator to handle the emergency; he negotiated a settlement, and sanctified it by the dedication of a temple to Concordia.
The senate appointed Camillus as dictator to handle the emergency; he negotiated a settlement, and sanctified it by the dedication of a temple to Concordia.
question-424_56_4.mp3
22,050
Ivy
To whom was a temple dedicated at the settlement of the strike?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
While the new plebeian nobility made social, political and religious inroads on traditionally patrician preserves, their electorate maintained their distinctive political traditions and religious cults. During the Punic crisis, popular cult to Dionysus emerged from southern Italy; Dionysus was equated with Father Liber...
What did the patrician electorate keep in spite of a new plebeian nobility?
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Amy
While the new plebeian nobility made social, political and religious inroads on traditionally patrician preserves, their electorate maintained their distinctive political traditions and religious cults.
While the new plebeian nobility made social, political and religious inroads on traditionally patrician preserves, their electorate maintained their distinctive political traditions and religious cults.
question-424_57_0.mp3
22,050
Kevin
What did the patrician electorate keep in spite of a new plebeian nobility?
573207f5e17f3d14004225da
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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What cult arrived from southern Italy?
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Amy
During the Punic crisis, popular cult to Dionysus emerged from southern Italy; Dionysus was equated with Father Liber, the inventor of plebeian augury and personification of plebeian freedoms, and with Roman Bacchus.
During the Punic crisis, popular cult to Dionysus emerged from southern Italy; Dionysus was equated with Father Liber, the inventor of plebeian augury and personification of plebeian freedoms, and with Roman Bacchus.
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22,050
Kevin
What cult arrived from southern Italy?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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During what time did the Dionysus cult become popular?
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Amy
During the Punic crisis, popular cult to Dionysus emerged from southern Italy; Dionysus was equated with Father Liber, the inventor of plebeian augury and personification of plebeian freedoms, and with Roman Bacchus.
During the Punic crisis, popular cult to Dionysus emerged from southern Italy; Dionysus was equated with Father Liber, the inventor of plebeian augury and personification of plebeian freedoms, and with Roman Bacchus.
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Joanna
During what time did the Dionysus cult become popular?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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To what Roman god was Dionysus similar?
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Amy
During the Punic crisis, popular cult to Dionysus emerged from southern Italy; Dionysus was equated with Father Liber, the inventor of plebeian augury and personification of plebeian freedoms, and with Roman Bacchus.
During the Punic crisis, popular cult to Dionysus emerged from southern Italy; Dionysus was equated with Father Liber, the inventor of plebeian augury and personification of plebeian freedoms, and with Roman Bacchus.
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22,050
Brian
To what Roman god was Dionysus similar?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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With loyalty a necessity, what censorship did not need to be enforced?
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Amy
Where loyalty was implicit, no divine hierarchy need be politically enforced; Liber's festival continued.
Where loyalty was implicit, no divine hierarchy need be politically enforced; Liber's festival continued.
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22,050
Justin
With loyalty a necessity, what censorship did not need to be enforced?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The Augustan settlement built upon a cultural shift in Roman society. In the middle Republican era, even Scipio's tentative hints that he might be Jupiter's special protege sat ill with his colleagues. Politicians of the later Republic were less equivocal; both Sulla and Pompey claimed special relationships with Venus....
What appointment was the start of Cesar's political rise?
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Kendra
In 63 BC, Julius Caesar's appointment as pontifex maximus "signaled his emergence as a major player in Roman politics".
In sixty-three BC, Julius Caesar's appointment as pontifex maximus "signaled his emergence as a major player in Roman politics".
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Justin
What appointment was the start of Cesar's political rise?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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What did the Augustan settlement signify in Rome's classes?
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Kendra
The Augustan settlement built upon a cultural shift in Roman society.
The Augustan settlement built upon a cultural shift in Roman society.
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Brian
What did the Augustan settlement signify in Rome's classes?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The Augustan settlement built upon a cultural shift in Roman society. In the middle Republican era, even Scipio's tentative hints that he might be Jupiter's special protege sat ill with his colleagues. Politicians of the later Republic were less equivocal; both Sulla and Pompey claimed special relationships with Venus....
What did the claims of officials imply about the nature of the individuals?
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Kendra
Such claims suggested personal character and policy as divinely inspired; an appointment to priesthood offered divine validation.
Such claims suggested personal character and policy as divinely inspired; an appointment to priesthood offered divine validation.
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Joey
What did the claims of officials imply about the nature of the individuals?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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In what year was Cesar made pontifex maximus?
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Kendra
In 63 BC, Julius Caesar's appointment as pontifex maximus "signaled his emergence as a major player in Roman politics".
In sixty-three BC, Julius Caesar's appointment as pontifex maximus "signaled his emergence as a major player in Roman politics".
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22,050
Kevin
In what year was Cesar made pontifex maximus?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The Augustan settlement built upon a cultural shift in Roman society. In the middle Republican era, even Scipio's tentative hints that he might be Jupiter's special protege sat ill with his colleagues. Politicians of the later Republic were less equivocal; both Sulla and Pompey claimed special relationships with Venus....
How were opportunities limited in the principate for the citizens of Rome?
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Kendra
Under the principate, such opportunities were limited by law; priestly and political power were consolidated in the person of the princeps ("first citizen").
Under the principate, such opportunities were limited by law; priestly and political power were consolidated in the person of the princeps ("first citizen").
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22,050
Salli
How were opportunities limited in the principate for the citizens of Rome?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
By the end of the regal period Rome had developed into a city-state, with a large plebeian, artisan class excluded from the old patrician gentes and from the state priesthoods. The city had commercial and political treaties with its neighbours; according to tradition, Rome's Etruscan connections established a temple to...
At the end of the regal period, what class was kept out of the state political and priesthood arenas?
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Joanna
By the end of the regal period Rome had developed into a city-state, with a large plebeian, artisan class excluded from the old patrician gentes and from the state priesthoods.
By the end of the regal period Rome had developed into a city-state, with a large plebeian, artisan class excluded from the old patrician gentes and from the state priesthoods.
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22,050
Amy
At the end of the regal period, what class was kept out of the state political and priesthood arenas?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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With whom did Rome have alliances at the end of the regal period?
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Joanna
The city had commercial and political treaties with its neighbours; according to tradition, Rome's Etruscan connections established a temple to Minerva on the predominantly plebeian Aventine; she became part of a new Capitoline triad of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, installed in a Capitoline temple, built in an Etruscan s...
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Olivia
With whom did Rome have alliances at the end of the regal period?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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What goddess became a part of the Capitoline triad?
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Joanna
The city had commercial and political treaties with its neighbours; according to tradition, Rome's Etruscan connections established a temple to Minerva on the predominantly plebeian Aventine; she became part of a new Capitoline triad of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, installed in a Capitoline temple, built in an Etruscan s...
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Emma
What goddess became a part of the Capitoline triad?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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In what style was the temple to Minerva built?
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Joanna
The city had commercial and political treaties with its neighbours; according to tradition, Rome's Etruscan connections established a temple to Minerva on the predominantly plebeian Aventine; she became part of a new Capitoline triad of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, installed in a Capitoline temple, built in an Etruscan s...
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Kimberly
In what style was the temple to Minerva built?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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What gods were in the Capitoline triad?
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Joanna
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Kimberly
What gods were in the Capitoline triad?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Rome's diplomatic agreement with her neighbours of Latium confirmed the Latin league and brought the cult of Diana from Aricia to the Aventine. and established on the Aventine in the "commune Latinorum Dianae templum": At about the same time, the temple of Jupiter Latiaris was built on the Alban mount, its stylistic re...
Whose cult appeared from Africa at the time of the Latin League?
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Ivy
Rome's diplomatic agreement with her neighbours of Latium confirmed the Latin league and brought the cult of Diana from Aricia to the Aventine. and established on the Aventine in the "commune Latinorum Dianae templum": At about the same time, the temple of Jupiter Latiaris was built on the Alban mount, its stylistic re...
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Olivia
Whose cult appeared from Africa at the time of the Latin League?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Rome's diplomatic agreement with her neighbours of Latium confirmed the Latin league and brought the cult of Diana from Aricia to the Aventine. and established on the Aventine in the "commune Latinorum Dianae templum": At about the same time, the temple of Jupiter Latiaris was built on the Alban mount, its stylistic re...
To whom was a new temple dedicated on the Alban Mount?
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Ivy
Rome's diplomatic agreement with her neighbours of Latium confirmed the Latin league and brought the cult of Diana from Aricia to the Aventine. and established on the Aventine in the "commune Latinorum Dianae templum": At about the same time, the temple of Jupiter Latiaris was built on the Alban mount, its stylistic re...
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Justin
To whom was a new temple dedicated on the Alban Mount?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Rome's diplomatic agreement with her neighbours of Latium confirmed the Latin league and brought the cult of Diana from Aricia to the Aventine. and established on the Aventine in the "commune Latinorum Dianae templum": At about the same time, the temple of Jupiter Latiaris was built on the Alban mount, its stylistic re...
What cult was formed at the ars maxima in the Forum Boarium ?
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Ivy
Rome's affinity to the Latins allowed two Latin cults within the pomoerium: and the cult to Hercules at the ara maxima in the Forum Boarium was established through commercial connections with Tibur. and the Tusculan cult of Castor as the patron of cavalry found a home close to the Forum Romanum: Juno Sospita and Juno R...
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Amy
What cult was formed at the ars maxima in the Forum Boarium ?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Rome's diplomatic agreement with her neighbours of Latium confirmed the Latin league and brought the cult of Diana from Aricia to the Aventine. and established on the Aventine in the "commune Latinorum Dianae templum": At about the same time, the temple of Jupiter Latiaris was built on the Alban mount, its stylistic re...
For what group was Castor a patron?
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Ivy
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Kimberly
For what group was Castor a patron?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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From where was Venus brought and lodged on the Capitoline Hill?
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Ivy
In 217, Venus was brought from Sicily and installed in a temple on the Capitoline hill.
In two hundred seventeen, Venus was brought from Sicily and installed in a temple on the Capitoline hill.
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22,050
Justin
From where was Venus brought and lodged on the Capitoline Hill?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The introduction of new or equivalent deities coincided with Rome's most significant aggressive and defensive military forays. In 206 BC the Sibylline books commended the introduction of cult to the aniconic Magna Mater (Great Mother) from Pessinus, installed on the Palatine in 191 BC. The mystery cult to Bacchus follo...
What cult appeared from Pessinus in 206 BC?
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Brian
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Salli
What cult appeared from Pessinus in two hundred six BC?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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What cult was brought in to Rome after the Great Mother cult?
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Brian
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Ivy
What cult was brought in to Rome after the Great Mother cult?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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In what year did the Senate declare the Bacchus subversive?
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Brian
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Ivy
In what year did the Senate declare the Bacchus subversive?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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In what year was Diana brought into the pomerium?
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Brian
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Joanna
In what year was Diana brought into the pomerium?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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What god was introduced in Rome in 138 BC?
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Brian
In 206 BC the Sibylline books commended the introduction of cult to the aniconic Magna Mater (Great Mother) from Pessinus, installed on the Palatine in 191 BC. The mystery cult to Bacchus followed; it was suppressed as subversive and unruly by decree of the Senate in 186 BC. Greek deities were brought within the sacred...
In two hundred six BC the Sibylline books commended the introduction of cult to the aniconic Magna Mater (Great Mother) from Pessinus, installed on the Palatine in one hundred ninety-one BC. The mystery cult to Bacchus followed; it was suppressed as subversive and unruly by decree of the Senate in one hundred eighty-si...
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Salli
What god was introduced in Rome in one hundred thirty-eight BC?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The spread of Greek literature, mythology and philosophy offered Roman poets and antiquarians a model for the interpretation of Rome's festivals and rituals, and the embellishment of its mythology. Ennius translated the work of Graeco-Sicilian Euhemerus, who explained the genesis of the gods as apotheosized mortals. In...
The spread of all things Greek provided what for the interpretation of Rome's religions?
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Amy
The spread of Greek literature, mythology and philosophy offered Roman poets and antiquarians a model for the interpretation of Rome's festivals and rituals, and the embellishment of its mythology.
The spread of Greek literature, mythology and philosophy offered Roman poets and antiquarians a model for the interpretation of Rome's festivals and rituals, and the embellishment of its mythology.
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Kimberly
The spread of all things Greek provided what for the interpretation of Rome's religions?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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What writer defined the development of the gods?
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Amy
Ennius translated the work of Graeco-Sicilian Euhemerus, who explained the genesis of the gods as apotheosized mortals.
Ennius translated the work of Graeco-Sicilian Euhemerus, who explained the genesis of the gods as apotheosized mortals.
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22,050
Joey
What writer defined the development of the gods?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The spread of Greek literature, mythology and philosophy offered Roman poets and antiquarians a model for the interpretation of Rome's festivals and rituals, and the embellishment of its mythology. Ennius translated the work of Graeco-Sicilian Euhemerus, who explained the genesis of the gods as apotheosized mortals. In...
At the end of the Republic, who read the Stoic interpretations of Roman gods and religion?
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Amy
In the last century of the Republic, Epicurean and particularly Stoic interpretations were a preoccupation of the literate elite, most of whom held - or had held - high office and traditional Roman priesthoods; notably, Scaevola and the polymath Varro.
In the last century of the Republic, Epicurean and particularly Stoic interpretations were a preoccupation of the literate elite, most of whom held - or had held - high office and traditional Roman priesthoods; notably, Scaevola and the polymath Varro.
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Kimberly
At the end of the Republic, who read the Stoic interpretations of Roman gods and religion?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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What factors sustained the beliefs in gods according to Varro?
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Amy
Whereas in popular belief deities held power over mortal lives, the skeptic might say that mortal devotion had made gods of mortals, and these same gods were only sustained by devotion and cult.
Whereas in popular belief deities held power over mortal lives, the skeptic might say that mortal devotion had made gods of mortals, and these same gods were only sustained by devotion and cult.
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Brian
What factors sustained the beliefs in gods according to Varro?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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What theory claims that popular belief was based on fiction?
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Amy
For Varro - well versed in Euhemerus' theory - popular religious observance was based on a necessary fiction; what the people believed was not itself the truth, but their observance led them to as much higher truth as their limited capacity could deal with.
For Varro - well versed in Euhemerus' theory - popular religious observance was based on a necessary fiction; what the people believed was not itself the truth, but their observance led them to as much higher truth as their limited capacity could deal with.
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Emma
What theory claims that popular belief was based on fiction?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Just as Rome itself claimed the favour of the gods, so did some individual Romans. In the mid-to-late Republican era, and probably much earlier, many of Rome's leading clans acknowledged a divine or semi-divine ancestor and laid personal claim to their favour and cult, along with a share of their divinity. Most notably...
What did many Romans claim in the Republican era?
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Justin
In the mid-to-late Republican era, and probably much earlier, many of Rome's leading clans acknowledged a divine or semi-divine ancestor and laid personal claim to their favour and cult, along with a share of their divinity.
In the mid-to-late Republican era, and probably much earlier, many of Rome's leading clans acknowledged a divine or semi-divine ancestor and laid personal claim to their favour and cult, along with a share of their divinity.
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Joey
What did many Romans claim in the Republican era?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Just as Rome itself claimed the favour of the gods, so did some individual Romans. In the mid-to-late Republican era, and probably much earlier, many of Rome's leading clans acknowledged a divine or semi-divine ancestor and laid personal claim to their favour and cult, along with a share of their divinity. Most notably...
What style of claim did Romans favor as a link to the gods?
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Justin
In the mid-to-late Republican era, and probably much earlier, many of Rome's leading clans acknowledged a divine or semi-divine ancestor and laid personal claim to their favour and cult, along with a share of their divinity.
In the mid-to-late Republican era, and probably much earlier, many of Rome's leading clans acknowledged a divine or semi-divine ancestor and laid personal claim to their favour and cult, along with a share of their divinity.
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Matthew
What style of claim did Romans favor as a link to the gods?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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Of what were such claims of deity relations the start?
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Justin
Most notably in the very late Republic, the Julii claimed Venus Genetrix as ancestor; this would be one of many foundations for the Imperial cult.
Most notably in the very late Republic, the Julii claimed Venus Genetrix as ancestor; this would be one of many foundations for the Imperial cult.
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Kendra
Of what were such claims of deity relations the start?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Just as Rome itself claimed the favour of the gods, so did some individual Romans. In the mid-to-late Republican era, and probably much earlier, many of Rome's leading clans acknowledged a divine or semi-divine ancestor and laid personal claim to their favour and cult, along with a share of their divinity. Most notably...
What deity did the Julii claim as an ancestor?
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Justin
Most notably in the very late Republic, the Julii claimed Venus Genetrix as ancestor; this would be one of many foundations for the Imperial cult.
Most notably in the very late Republic, the Julii claimed Venus Genetrix as ancestor; this would be one of many foundations for the Imperial cult.
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Emma
What deity did the Julii claim as an ancestor?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Just as Rome itself claimed the favour of the gods, so did some individual Romans. In the mid-to-late Republican era, and probably much earlier, many of Rome's leading clans acknowledged a divine or semi-divine ancestor and laid personal claim to their favour and cult, along with a share of their divinity. Most notably...
What author further elaborated on the imperial claim of godhood?
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Justin
The claim was further elaborated and justified in Vergil's poetic, Imperial vision of the past.
The claim was further elaborated and justified in Vergil's poetic, Imperial vision of the past.
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Justin
What author further elaborated on the imperial claim of godhood?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Towards the end of the Republic, religious and political offices became more closely intertwined; the office of pontifex maximus became a de facto consular prerogative. Augustus was personally vested with an extraordinary breadth of political, military and priestly powers; at first temporarily, then for his lifetime. H...
By the end of the Republic, what offices were increasingly joined?
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Kevin
Towards the end of the Republic, religious and political offices became more closely intertwined; the office of pontifex maximus became a de facto consular prerogative.
Towards the end of the Republic, religious and political offices became more closely intertwined; the office of pontifex maximus became a de facto consular prerogative.
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Olivia
By the end of the Republic, what offices were increasingly joined?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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What Roman figure was given wide and lifeime powers?
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Kevin
Augustus was personally vested with an extraordinary breadth of political, military and priestly powers; at first temporarily, then for his lifetime.
Augustus was personally vested with an extraordinary breadth of political, military and priestly powers; at first temporarily, then for his lifetime.
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Emma
What Roman figure was given wide and lifeime powers?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Towards the end of the Republic, religious and political offices became more closely intertwined; the office of pontifex maximus became a de facto consular prerogative. Augustus was personally vested with an extraordinary breadth of political, military and priestly powers; at first temporarily, then for his lifetime. H...
How many priesthoods was Augustus given?
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Kevin
He acquired or was granted an unprecedented number of Rome's major priesthoods, including that of pontifex maximus; as he invented none, he could claim them as traditional honours.
He acquired or was granted an unprecedented number of Rome's major priesthoods, including that of pontifex maximus; as he invented none, he could claim them as traditional honours.
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Justin
How many priesthoods was Augustus given?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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How were Augustus's reforms viewed?
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Kevin
His reforms were represented as adaptive, restorative and regulatory, rather than innovative; most notably his elevation (and membership) of the ancient Arvales, his timely promotion of the plebeian Compitalia shortly before his election and his patronage of the Vestals as a visible restoration of Roman morality.
His reforms were represented as adaptive, restorative and regulatory, rather than innovative; most notably his elevation (and membership) of the ancient Arvales, his timely promotion of the plebeian Compitalia shortly before his election and his patronage of the Vestals as a visible restoration of Roman morality.
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Amy
How were Augustus's reforms viewed?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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As a return to what did Augustus portray the Vestals in his reforms?
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Kevin
His reforms were represented as adaptive, restorative and regulatory, rather than innovative; most notably his elevation (and membership) of the ancient Arvales, his timely promotion of the plebeian Compitalia shortly before his election and his patronage of the Vestals as a visible restoration of Roman morality.
His reforms were represented as adaptive, restorative and regulatory, rather than innovative; most notably his elevation (and membership) of the ancient Arvales, his timely promotion of the plebeian Compitalia shortly before his election and his patronage of the Vestals as a visible restoration of Roman morality.
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Brian
As a return to what did Augustus portray the Vestals in his reforms?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The Roman Empire expanded to include different peoples and cultures; in principle, Rome followed the same inclusionist policies that had recognised Latin, Etruscan and other Italian peoples, cults and deities as Roman. Those who acknowledged Rome's hegemony retained their own cult and religious calendars, independent o...
From what were countries in the empire free?
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Kendra
Those who acknowledged Rome's hegemony retained their own cult and religious calendars, independent of Roman religious law.
Those who acknowledged Rome's hegemony retained their own cult and religious calendars, independent of Roman religious law.
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22,050
Kevin
From what were countries in the empire free?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The Roman Empire expanded to include different peoples and cultures; in principle, Rome followed the same inclusionist policies that had recognised Latin, Etruscan and other Italian peoples, cults and deities as Roman. Those who acknowledged Rome's hegemony retained their own cult and religious calendars, independent o...
What were Rome's policies in regards to foreign peoples?
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Kendra
The Roman Empire expanded to include different peoples and cultures; in principle, Rome followed the same inclusionist policies that had recognised Latin, Etruscan and other Italian peoples, cults and deities as Roman.
The Roman Empire expanded to include different peoples and cultures; in principle, Rome followed the same inclusionist policies that had recognised Latin, Etruscan and other Italian peoples, cults and deities as Roman.
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Brian
What were Rome's policies in regards to foreign peoples?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The Roman Empire expanded to include different peoples and cultures; in principle, Rome followed the same inclusionist policies that had recognised Latin, Etruscan and other Italian peoples, cults and deities as Roman. Those who acknowledged Rome's hegemony retained their own cult and religious calendars, independent o...
What was Rome's policy towards government?
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Kendra
Autonomy and concord were official policy, but new foundations by Roman citizens or their Romanised allies were likely to follow Roman cultic models.
Autonomy and concord were official policy, but new foundations by Roman citizens or their Romanised allies were likely to follow Roman cultic models.
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22,050
Justin
What was Rome's policy towards government?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The Roman Empire expanded to include different peoples and cultures; in principle, Rome followed the same inclusionist policies that had recognised Latin, Etruscan and other Italian peoples, cults and deities as Roman. Those who acknowledged Rome's hegemony retained their own cult and religious calendars, independent o...
What did foreign cults gradually begin to display in similarity to Roman cults?
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Kendra
By the middle of the 1st century AD, Gaulish Vertault seems to have abandoned its native cultic sacrifice of horses and dogs in favour of a newly established, Romanised cult nearby: by the end of that century, Sabratha’s so-called tophet was no longer in use.
By the middle of the first century AD, Gaulish Vertault seems to have abandoned its native cultic sacrifice of horses and dogs in favour of a newly established, Romanised cult nearby: by the end of that century, Sabratha's so-called tophet was no longer in use.
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Kevin
What did foreign cults gradually begin to display in similarity to Roman cults?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The Roman Empire expanded to include different peoples and cultures; in principle, Rome followed the same inclusionist policies that had recognised Latin, Etruscan and other Italian peoples, cults and deities as Roman. Those who acknowledged Rome's hegemony retained their own cult and religious calendars, independent o...
What was Rome not demanding of in religion of foreign areas of the empire?
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Kendra
Colonial and later Imperial provincial dedications to Rome's Capitoline Triad were a logical choice, not a centralised legal requirement.
Colonial and later Imperial provincial dedications to Rome's Capitoline Triad were a logical choice, not a centralised legal requirement.
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Justin
What was Rome not demanding of in religion of foreign areas of the empire?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Military settlement within the empire and at its borders broadened the context of Romanitas. Rome's citizen-soldiers set up altars to multiple deities, including their traditional gods, the Imperial genius and local deities – sometimes with the usefully open-ended dedication to the diis deabusque omnibus (all the gods ...
What style of religious dedication was not uncommon for outer border areas?
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Joey
Rome's citizen-soldiers set up altars to multiple deities, including their traditional gods, the Imperial genius and local deities – sometimes with the usefully open-ended dedication to the diis deabusque omnibus (all the gods and goddesses).
Rome's citizen-soldiers set up altars to multiple deities, including their traditional gods, the Imperial genius and local deities - sometimes with the usefully open-ended dedication to the diis deabusque omnibus (all the gods and goddesses).
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Ivy
What style of religious dedication was not uncommon for outer border areas?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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What type of household gods and cults did soldiers bring to outer areas?
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Joey
They also brought Roman "domestic" deities and cult practices with them.
They also brought Roman "domestic" deities and cult practices with them.
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Justin
What type of household gods and cults did soldiers bring to outer areas?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Military settlement within the empire and at its borders broadened the context of Romanitas. Rome's citizen-soldiers set up altars to multiple deities, including their traditional gods, the Imperial genius and local deities – sometimes with the usefully open-ended dedication to the diis deabusque omnibus (all the gods ...
To whom did Roman soldiers set up alters?
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Joey
Rome's citizen-soldiers set up altars to multiple deities, including their traditional gods, the Imperial genius and local deities – sometimes with the usefully open-ended dedication to the diis deabusque omnibus (all the gods and goddesses).
Rome's citizen-soldiers set up altars to multiple deities, including their traditional gods, the Imperial genius and local deities - sometimes with the usefully open-ended dedication to the diis deabusque omnibus (all the gods and goddesses).
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Salli
To whom did Roman soldiers set up alters?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Military settlement within the empire and at its borders broadened the context of Romanitas. Rome's citizen-soldiers set up altars to multiple deities, including their traditional gods, the Imperial genius and local deities – sometimes with the usefully open-ended dedication to the diis deabusque omnibus (all the gods ...
What act of provincials brought new gods into the military?
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Joey
By the same token, the later granting of citizenship to provincials and their conscription into the legions brought their new cults into the Roman military.
By the same token, the later granting of citizenship to provincials and their conscription into the legions brought their new cults into the Roman military.
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Olivia
What act of provincials brought new gods into the military?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Military settlement within the empire and at its borders broadened the context of Romanitas. Rome's citizen-soldiers set up altars to multiple deities, including their traditional gods, the Imperial genius and local deities – sometimes with the usefully open-ended dedication to the diis deabusque omnibus (all the gods ...
What did Rome typically award to provincial members of the empire?
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Joey
By the same token, the later granting of citizenship to provincials and their conscription into the legions brought their new cults into the Roman military.
By the same token, the later granting of citizenship to provincials and their conscription into the legions brought their new cults into the Roman military.
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Kimberly
What did Rome typically award to provincial members of the empire?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The first and last Roman known as a living divus was Julius Caesar, who seems to have aspired to divine monarchy; he was murdered soon after. Greek allies had their own traditional cults to rulers as divine benefactors, and offered similar cult to Caesar's successor, Augustus, who accepted with the cautious proviso tha...
What Roman leader aspired to be a living god?
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Joanna
The first and last Roman known as a living divus was Julius Caesar, who seems to have aspired to divine monarchy; he was murdered soon after.
The first and last Roman known as a living divus was Julius Caesar, who seems to have aspired to divine monarchy; he was murdered soon after.
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Kimberly
What Roman leader aspired to be a living god?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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What form of government did Cesar seem to be attempting?
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Joanna
The first and last Roman known as a living divus was Julius Caesar, who seems to have aspired to divine monarchy; he was murdered soon after.
The first and last Roman known as a living divus was Julius Caesar, who seems to have aspired to divine monarchy; he was murdered soon after.
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Joanna
What form of government did Cesar seem to be attempting?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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To what ruler did foreign allies offer a divine cult?
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Joanna
Greek allies had their own traditional cults to rulers as divine benefactors, and offered similar cult to Caesar's successor, Augustus, who accepted with the cautious proviso that expatriate Roman citizens refrain from such worship; it might prove fatal.
Greek allies had their own traditional cults to rulers as divine benefactors, and offered similar cult to Caesar's successor, Augustus, who accepted with the cautious proviso that expatriate Roman citizens refrain from such worship; it might prove fatal.
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22,050
Justin
To what ruler did foreign allies offer a divine cult?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The first and last Roman known as a living divus was Julius Caesar, who seems to have aspired to divine monarchy; he was murdered soon after. Greek allies had their own traditional cults to rulers as divine benefactors, and offered similar cult to Caesar's successor, Augustus, who accepted with the cautious proviso tha...
By the end of Augustus's reign what was an established fact?
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Joanna
By then the Imperial cult apparatus was fully developed, first in the Eastern Provinces, then in the West.
By then the Imperial cult apparatus was fully developed, first in the Eastern Provinces, then in the West.
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Amy
By the end of Augustus's reign what was an established fact?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
The first and last Roman known as a living divus was Julius Caesar, who seems to have aspired to divine monarchy; he was murdered soon after. Greek allies had their own traditional cults to rulers as divine benefactors, and offered similar cult to Caesar's successor, Augustus, who accepted with the cautious proviso tha...
For what was Augustus's reformed system of government notiable?
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Joanna
By the end of his reign, Augustus had appropriated Rome's political apparatus – and most of its religious cults – within his "reformed" and thoroughly integrated system of government.
By the end of his reign, Augustus had appropriated Rome's political apparatus - and most of its religious cults - within his "reformed" and thoroughly integrated system of government.
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22,050
Amy
For what was Augustus's reformed system of government notiable?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
In Rome, state cult to a living emperor acknowledged his rule as divinely approved and constitutional. As princeps (first citizen) he must respect traditional Republican mores; given virtually monarchic powers, he must restrain them. He was not a living divus but father of his country (pater patriae), its pontifex maxi...
What was the emperor's rule in Rome?
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Amy
In Rome, state cult to a living emperor acknowledged his rule as divinely approved and constitutional.
In Rome, state cult to a living emperor acknowledged his rule as divinely approved and constitutional.
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22,050
Joanna
What was the emperor's rule in Rome?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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As a living divus, what was the emperor to Rome?
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Amy
He was not a living divus but father of his country (pater patriae), its pontifex maximus (greatest priest) and at least notionally, its leading Republican.
He was not a living divus but father of his country (pater patriae), its pontifex maximus (greatest priest) and at least notionally, its leading Republican.
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Kimberly
As a living divus, what was the emperor to Rome?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
In Rome, state cult to a living emperor acknowledged his rule as divinely approved and constitutional. As princeps (first citizen) he must respect traditional Republican mores; given virtually monarchic powers, he must restrain them. He was not a living divus but father of his country (pater patriae), its pontifex maxi...
As first citizen, what must the emperor's mores represent?
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Amy
As princeps (first citizen) he must respect traditional Republican mores; given virtually monarchic powers, he must restrain them.
As princeps (first citizen) he must respect traditional Republican mores; given virtually monarchic powers, he must restrain them.
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22,050
Kimberly
As first citizen, what must the emperor's mores represent?
57321f30b9d445190005e826
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
In Rome, state cult to a living emperor acknowledged his rule as divinely approved and constitutional. As princeps (first citizen) he must respect traditional Republican mores; given virtually monarchic powers, he must restrain them. He was not a living divus but father of his country (pater patriae), its pontifex maxi...
After his death, how was the emperor's afterlife decided?
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Amy
When he died, his ascent to heaven, or his descent to join the dii manes was decided by a vote in the Senate.
When he died, his ascent to heaven, or his descent to join the dii manes was decided by a vote in the Senate.
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22,050
Kevin
After his death, how was the emperor's afterlife decided?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
In Rome, state cult to a living emperor acknowledged his rule as divinely approved and constitutional. As princeps (first citizen) he must respect traditional Republican mores; given virtually monarchic powers, he must restrain them. He was not a living divus but father of his country (pater patriae), its pontifex maxi...
What did emperors before Diocletian try to guarantee in religion?
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Amy
Emperors before him had attempted to guarantee traditional cults as the core of Roman identity and well-being; refusal of cult undermined the state and was treasonous.
Emperors before him had attempted to guarantee traditional cults as the core of Roman identity and well-being; refusal of cult undermined the state and was treasonous.
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22,050
Salli
What did emperors before Diocletian try to guarantee in religion?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
For at least a century before the establishment of the Augustan principate, Jews and Judaism were tolerated in Rome by diplomatic treaty with Judaea's Hellenised elite. Diaspora Jews had much in common with the overwhelmingly Hellenic or Hellenised communities that surrounded them. Early Italian synagogues have left fe...
What means guaranteed the Jews and Judaism in Rome?
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Matthew
For at least a century before the establishment of the Augustan principate, Jews and Judaism were tolerated in Rome by diplomatic treaty with Judaea's Hellenised elite.
For at least a century before the establishment of the Augustan principate, Jews and Judaism were tolerated in Rome by diplomatic treaty with Judaea's Hellenised elite.
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22,050
Joanna
What means guaranteed the Jews and Judaism in Rome?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
For at least a century before the establishment of the Augustan principate, Jews and Judaism were tolerated in Rome by diplomatic treaty with Judaea's Hellenised elite. Diaspora Jews had much in common with the overwhelmingly Hellenic or Hellenised communities that surrounded them. Early Italian synagogues have left fe...
When did Judea become an allied kingdom to Rome?
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Matthew
Judaea's enrollment as a client kingdom in 63 BC increased the Jewish diaspora; in Rome, this led to closer official scrutiny of their religion.
Judaea's enrollment as a client kingdom in sixty-three BC increased the Jewish diaspora; in Rome, this led to closer official scrutiny of their religion.
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22,050
Salli
When did Judea become an allied kingdom to Rome?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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What religious buildings were established in Rome in the imperial period?
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Matthew
Early Italian synagogues have left few traces; but one was dedicated in Ostia around the mid-1st century BC and several more are attested during the Imperial period.
Early Italian synagogues have left few traces; but one was dedicated in Ostia around the mid-first century BC and several more are attested during the Imperial period.
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22,050
Matthew
What religious buildings were established in Rome in the imperial period?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
For at least a century before the establishment of the Augustan principate, Jews and Judaism were tolerated in Rome by diplomatic treaty with Judaea's Hellenised elite. Diaspora Jews had much in common with the overwhelmingly Hellenic or Hellenised communities that surrounded them. Early Italian synagogues have left fe...
Who recognized the Jewish synagogues as being legitimate in Rome?
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Matthew
Their synagogues were recognised as legitimate collegia by Julius Caesar.
Their synagogues were recognised as legitimate collegia by Julius Caesar.
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Joey
Who recognized the Jewish synagogues as being legitimate in Rome?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
For at least a century before the establishment of the Augustan principate, Jews and Judaism were tolerated in Rome by diplomatic treaty with Judaea's Hellenised elite. Diaspora Jews had much in common with the overwhelmingly Hellenic or Hellenised communities that surrounded them. Early Italian synagogues have left fe...
In contrast to what religion was Judaism acceptable in Rome?
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Matthew
Judaism was a superstitio to Cicero, but the Church Father Tertullian described it as religio licita (an officially permitted religion) in contrast to Christianity.
Judaism was a superstitio to Cicero, but the Church Father Tertullian described it as religio licita (an officially permitted religion) in contrast to Christianity.
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Emma
In contrast to what religion was Judaism acceptable in Rome?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
After the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, Emperor Nero accused the Christians as convenient scapegoats, who were later persecuted and killed. From that point on, Roman official policy towards Christianity tended towards persecution. During the various Imperial crises of the 3rd century, “contemporaries were predisposed to...
What group was accused of starting the Great Fire of 64 AD?
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Salli
After the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, Emperor Nero accused the Christians as convenient scapegoats, who were later persecuted and killed.
After the Great Fire of Rome in sixty-four AD, Emperor Nero accused the Christians as convenient scapegoats, who were later persecuted and killed.
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22,050
Amy
What group was accused of starting the Great Fire of sixty-four AD?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
After the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, Emperor Nero accused the Christians as convenient scapegoats, who were later persecuted and killed. From that point on, Roman official policy towards Christianity tended towards persecution. During the various Imperial crises of the 3rd century, “contemporaries were predisposed to...
Who made the accusation that the Christians had started the Great Fire?
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Salli
After the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, Emperor Nero accused the Christians as convenient scapegoats, who were later persecuted and killed.
After the Great Fire of Rome in sixty-four AD, Emperor Nero accused the Christians as convenient scapegoats, who were later persecuted and killed.
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22,050
Amy
Who made the accusation that the Christians had started the Great Fire?
573222f30fdd8d15006c67ed
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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What outcome did the accusations against the Christians produce?
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Salli
From that point on, Roman official policy towards Christianity tended towards persecution.
From that point on, Roman official policy towards Christianity tended towards persecution.
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22,050
Ivy
What outcome did the accusations against the Christians produce?
573222f30fdd8d15006c67ee
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
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What was the persecution of the Christians by Rome?
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Salli
From that point on, Roman official policy towards Christianity tended towards persecution.
From that point on, Roman official policy towards Christianity tended towards persecution.
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22,050
Justin
What was the persecution of the Christians by Rome?
573222f30fdd8d15006c67ef
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
After the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, Emperor Nero accused the Christians as convenient scapegoats, who were later persecuted and killed. From that point on, Roman official policy towards Christianity tended towards persecution. During the various Imperial crises of the 3rd century, “contemporaries were predisposed to...
How did early Christians view traditional Roman cultism?
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Salli
Christians saw these ungodly practices as a primary cause of economic and political crisis.
Christians saw these ungodly practices as a primary cause of economic and political crisis.
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22,050
Joanna
How did early Christians view traditional Roman cultism?
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Religion_in_ancient_Rome
In the wake of religious riots in Egypt, the emperor Decius decreed that all subjects of the Empire must actively seek to benefit the state through witnessed and certified sacrifice to "ancestral gods" or suffer a penalty: only Jews were exempt. Decius' edict appealed to whatever common mos maiores might reunite a poli...
Which emperor decreed that all Romans must sacrifice to traditional gods?
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In the wake of religious riots in Egypt, the emperor Decius decreed that all subjects of the Empire must actively seek to benefit the state through witnessed and certified sacrifice to "ancestral gods" or suffer a penalty: only Jews were exempt.
In the wake of religious riots in Egypt, the emperor Decius decreed that all subjects of the Empire must actively seek to benefit the state through witnessed and certified sacrifice to "ancestral gods" or suffer a penalty: only Jews were exempt.
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Amy
Which emperor decreed that all Romans must sacrifice to traditional gods?
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What oath was a requirement of the emperor's decree?
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Roman oaths of loyalty were traditionally collective; the Decian oath has been interpreted as a design to root out individual subversives and suppress their cults, but apostasy was sought, rather than capital punishment.
Roman oaths of loyalty were traditionally collective; the Decian oath has been interpreted as a design to root out individual subversives and suppress their cults, but apostasy was sought, rather than capital punishment.
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Kimberly
What oath was a requirement of the emperor's decree?
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What religious group was exempt from sacrifices?
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In the wake of religious riots in Egypt, the emperor Decius decreed that all subjects of the Empire must actively seek to benefit the state through witnessed and certified sacrifice to "ancestral gods" or suffer a penalty: only Jews were exempt.
In the wake of religious riots in Egypt, the emperor Decius decreed that all subjects of the Empire must actively seek to benefit the state through witnessed and certified sacrifice to "ancestral gods" or suffer a penalty: only Jews were exempt.
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Joanna
What religious group was exempt from sacrifices?
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In the wake of religious riots in Egypt, the emperor Decius decreed that all subjects of the Empire must actively seek to benefit the state through witnessed and certified sacrifice to "ancestral gods" or suffer a penalty: only Jews were exempt. Decius' edict appealed to whatever common mos maiores might reunite a poli...
What was the Decian decree meant to root out?
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Roman oaths of loyalty were traditionally collective; the Decian oath has been interpreted as a design to root out individual subversives and suppress their cults, but apostasy was sought, rather than capital punishment.
Roman oaths of loyalty were traditionally collective; the Decian oath has been interpreted as a design to root out individual subversives and suppress their cults, but apostasy was sought, rather than capital punishment.
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Kimberly
What was the Decian decree meant to root out?
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In the wake of religious riots in Egypt, the emperor Decius decreed that all subjects of the Empire must actively seek to benefit the state through witnessed and certified sacrifice to "ancestral gods" or suffer a penalty: only Jews were exempt. Decius' edict appealed to whatever common mos maiores might reunite a poli...
What happened to the decree after a year?
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Olivia
A year after its due deadline, the edict expired.
A year after its due deadline, the edict expired.
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Kevin
What happened to the decree after a year?
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Valerian's first religious edict singled out Christianity as a particularly self-interested and subversive foreign cult, outlawed its assemblies and urged Christians to sacrifice to Rome's traditional gods. His second edict acknowledged a Christian threat to the Imperial system – not yet at its heart but close to it, a...
What did Valerian call the Christian religion?
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Valerian's first religious edict singled out Christianity as a particularly self-interested and subversive foreign cult, outlawed its assemblies and urged Christians to sacrifice to Rome's traditional gods.
Valerian's first religious edict singled out Christianity as a particularly self-interested and subversive foreign cult, outlawed its assemblies and urged Christians to sacrifice to Rome's traditional gods.
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Joanna
What did Valerian call the Christian religion?
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Valerian's first religious edict singled out Christianity as a particularly self-interested and subversive foreign cult, outlawed its assemblies and urged Christians to sacrifice to Rome's traditional gods. His second edict acknowledged a Christian threat to the Imperial system – not yet at its heart but close to it, a...
What Christian events did Valerian outlaw?
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Valerian's first religious edict singled out Christianity as a particularly self-interested and subversive foreign cult, outlawed its assemblies and urged Christians to sacrifice to Rome's traditional gods.
Valerian's first religious edict singled out Christianity as a particularly self-interested and subversive foreign cult, outlawed its assemblies and urged Christians to sacrifice to Rome's traditional gods.
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Justin
What Christian events did Valerian outlaw?
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Valerian's first religious edict singled out Christianity as a particularly self-interested and subversive foreign cult, outlawed its assemblies and urged Christians to sacrifice to Rome's traditional gods. His second edict acknowledged a Christian threat to the Imperial system – not yet at its heart but close to it, a...
To what gods did Valerian tell the Christians to sacrifice?
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Valerian's first religious edict singled out Christianity as a particularly self-interested and subversive foreign cult, outlawed its assemblies and urged Christians to sacrifice to Rome's traditional gods.
Valerian's first religious edict singled out Christianity as a particularly self-interested and subversive foreign cult, outlawed its assemblies and urged Christians to sacrifice to Rome's traditional gods.
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Matthew
To what gods did Valerian tell the Christians to sacrifice?
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Valerian's first religious edict singled out Christianity as a particularly self-interested and subversive foreign cult, outlawed its assemblies and urged Christians to sacrifice to Rome's traditional gods. His second edict acknowledged a Christian threat to the Imperial system – not yet at its heart but close to it, a...
What did Valerian's second edict call the Christians' presence in the empire?
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His second edict acknowledged a Christian threat to the Imperial system – not yet at its heart but close to it, among Rome’s equites and Senators.
His second edict acknowledged a Christian threat to the Imperial system - not yet at its heart but close to it, among Rome's equites and Senators.
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Ivy
What did Valerian's second edict call the Christians' presence in the empire?
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Valerian's first religious edict singled out Christianity as a particularly self-interested and subversive foreign cult, outlawed its assemblies and urged Christians to sacrifice to Rome's traditional gods. His second edict acknowledged a Christian threat to the Imperial system – not yet at its heart but close to it, a...
What did the Christian church become in the years after Valerian's death?
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The next forty years were peaceful; the Christian church grew stronger and its literature and theology gained a higher social and intellectual profile, due in part to its own search for political toleration and theological coherence.
The next forty years were peaceful; the Christian church grew stronger and its literature and theology gained a higher social and intellectual profile, due in part to its own search for political toleration and theological coherence.
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Kimberly
What did the Christian church become in the years after Valerian's death?
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In 295, a certain Maximilian refused military service; in 298 Marcellus renounced his military oath. Both were executed for treason; both were Christians. At some time around 302, a report of ominous haruspicy in Diocletian's domus and a subsequent (but undated) dictat of placatory sacrifice by the entire military trig...
For what reason were Maximillian and Marcellus executed?
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Salli
Both were executed for treason; both were Christians.
Both were executed for treason; both were Christians.
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Olivia
For what reason were Maximillian and Marcellus executed?
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In 295, a certain Maximilian refused military service; in 298 Marcellus renounced his military oath. Both were executed for treason; both were Christians. At some time around 302, a report of ominous haruspicy in Diocletian's domus and a subsequent (but undated) dictat of placatory sacrifice by the entire military trig...
In what year did Diocletian's edict order the destruction of Christian churches and texts?
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The first (303 AD) "ordered the destruction of church buildings and Christian texts, forbade services to be held, degraded officials who were Christians, re-enslaved imperial freedmen who were Christians, and reduced the legal rights of all Christians...
The first (three hundred three AD) "ordered the destruction of church buildings and Christian texts, forbade services to be held, degraded officials who were Christians, re-enslaved imperial freedmen who were Christians, and reduced the legal rights of all Christians...
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Kimberly
In what year did Diocletian's edict order the destruction of Christian churches and texts?