Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook by Mary Beard (PDF)

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Volume two reveals the extraordinary diversity of ancient Roman religion. A comprehensive sourcebook, it presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world – from the foundations of the city in the eighth century BC to the Christian capital more than a thousand years later. Each document is given a full introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and acts as a starting point for further discussion. Through paintings, sculptures, coins and inscriptions, as well as literary texts in translation, the book explores the major themes and problems of Roman religion, such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination, ritual, and priesthood. Starting from the archaeological traces of the earliest cults of the city, it finishes with a series of texts in which Roman authors themselves reflect on the nature of their own religion, its history, even its funny side. Judaism and Christianity are given full coverage, as important elements in the religious world of the Roman empire.

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⭐This book (volume 2 of a 2 volume work) is an excellent selection of passages writen by Romans and their contemporaries about Romans and their religions. Each translation is preceded by a short description of the context of the passage, and references. Included are paragraphs from books, quotes from lost works, inscriptions from monuments, publicly posted legal announcements, and grafitti.It was a breath of fresh air for me, since the contemporary source material in this subject is so sparse that most books on ancient religion are a doubtful parade of their authors’ opinions. And although the passages from ancient writers are laden with their opinions, with the help of the editors of ‘Religions of Rome, vol II’ it’s obvious and once exposed, revealing.

⭐Mary Beard and John North have done it again. This is a very well-made sourcebook. Had not previously heard of Simon Price, but well done to him as well.

⭐Includes selected primary sources and commentary

⭐Mary Beard does everything well in connection with her obvious passion for Roman History and this book is no exception. She and her colleagues have produced a book full of learning and insights into the beliefs and practices of so long ago

⭐An invaluable resource and a must for anyone with a genuine interest in ancient Roman religion.

⭐Great!

⭐Bought it for a Bday present for my daughter-was exactly what she needed for her course study

⭐thank you

⭐A wide range of sources that really covers the subject. The layout could be improved upon slightly and it would be nice to have a bit more commentary on some of the larger sources but it does the trick. Very helpful if you just need to look something up.

⭐So so useful for my dissertation, it’s a fantastic source book with a huge range of information. Though it’s not too in-depth (If they wrote all they knew about Roman religion it would take far more volumes) it’s useful as a reference book for undergraduate essays or as a sort of ‘encyclopedia’.

⭐Unfortunately, my reading assignments were given by page of the physical text. I found it impossible to find these passages by page number in the e-book.

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