Ancient Religion (for Paestum)

I. Religio: A Definition.

II. Sources.

A. Greek.

B. Roman.

D. Archaeological.

III. The Greek and Roman Pantheon: Some Differences.

IV. Religious Ceremonies.

A. Animal Sacrifice.

B. Augury.

C. Other Forms of Sacrifice.

D. Occasions for Worship.

V. Religion and the State.

A. Greece.

B. Rome.

VI. Greek and Roman Holidays.

A. Greek.

B. Roman.

VII. Foreign Cults and Other Beliefs.

Some Important Terms to Remember:

Homer
Ovid
- Fasti
Virgil
- Aeneid
Livy
Cicero
Hesiod
Mars
Venus
Lares
Penates
Vestals
Prometheus
haruspex
augury
Athena
eusebia/asebia
Ionian Revolt
tisis
Herodotus
pietas
pax deorum
Augustine
Olympia
Delphi
pan-Hellenic
Anthesteria
City Dionysia
Panatheneia
Eleusinion Mysteries
dies fas/nefas
ludi
Lupecalia
Parilia
Lemuria
Saturnalia
Magna Mater
Bacchic Conspiracy
Mithras
Asclepius
Petronius
Pliny
Tacitus
- Annals
Apuleius
- Golden Ass/Metamorphoses
Lucretius
- On the Nature of Things (De Rerum Natura)
Constantine
Theodosius the Great