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Roman ReligionRoman Religion
Magistra SloughMagistra Slough
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Romans believed that the gods were constantly at work in the ordinary…
…events of nature.
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Each god has its own…
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What else was sacrificed??What else was sacrificed??
Small cakesSmall cakes Flour mixed w/ saltFlour mixed w/ salt FlowersFlowers HoneyHoney CheeseCheese FruitFruit WineWine milkmilk
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At homeAt home
DOMESTIC ritesDOMESTIC rites LarariumLararium LaresLares PenatesPenates
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Why give offeringsWhy give offerings
To enure the VITALITY of the godsTo enure the VITALITY of the gods
Who ate what?!
Entrails gods
Flesh humans
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All three animals at onceAll three animals at once
Suovetaurilia!!!Suovetaurilia!!!
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Some things to keep in mind Some things to keep in mind the next time you make a the next time you make a
sacrifice…sacrifice…
Black animals are for the Black animals are for the UNDERWORLD gods only!UNDERWORLD gods only!
White animals are for the upperworld White animals are for the upperworld godsgods
Female/male animals should Female/male animals should correlate to the gender of the correlate to the gender of the god/goddess you are sacrificing to.god/goddess you are sacrificing to.
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EtruscansEtruscans
• book of how to conduct sacrifices
•If you make a mistake, start over!!
•Open air sacrifices, large altar
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OmensOmens
•An Etruscan practice adopted by the Romans.
•Reading the liver: haruspicium, done by a haruspex
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AuguryAugury
Flight of birdsFlight of birds Auspicium, auspexAuspicium, auspex Astrology, dreams,Astrology, dreams,
thunder, lightning, thunder, lightning,
etc.etc.
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Are we supposed to be like the Are we supposed to be like the Olympians?!Olympians?!
NO!NO!
Romans also Romans also deifieddeified emperors, emperors, starting with starting with Julius CaesarJulius Caesar
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ChristianityChristianity
Romans did not GET IT.Romans did not GET IT.
Remember, anything drastically Remember, anything drastically different from the way we are raised different from the way we are raised always seem always seem weirdweird!!!!!!!!