Roman Republic: Res publica Romana

Salvete!

I feel like everyone is so smart, reading the messages here and the website certainly reminds me that I have much to learn. Could we work together to compile a reading list on the Religio Romana? Research is so important to our spiritual approach! I am always looking for useful and credible sources of information.

My favourite book on the Religio Romana is Scheid's, An Introduction to Roman Religion, Indiana University Press, 2003. Sometimes I wish the book went more in depth. Then again, the book is only an "introduction".

What are your preferred resources? Please share!

Valete!

A book that particularly changed my view of the Divine in the Cultus is: GRADEL, Ittai. Emperor Worship and Roman Religion. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 2002

This is a review I did on my thoughts: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1694269 ... 697024260/

Here is a version of it in pdf: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1694269 ... 626949967/

Salve Messalla,

May I recommend -

Clark, Anna. Divine Qualities: Cult and Community in Republican Rome. Oxford, 2007.

This book goes into greater detail yet is still introductory. It is a good next step from Scheid.

If you are interested PM me.

Vale,

Philo

Salvete

I would like to suggest the book of Frances Bernstein - Classical Living: A Month to Month Guide to Ancient Rituals for Heart and Home:

http://www.amazon.com/Classical-Living- ... cal+living

There is a lot of interesting ideas and practical application in this book. This book also contains some quotes from Ovid concerning Cultus Deorum.

Valete

Thank you everyone, I can never have enough books!

Brutus sal.

There are three new books that came out this year that are worth reading in my opinion.

I add these books to my list above:

The Gods, the State, and the Individual: Reflections on Civic Religion in Rome, John Scheid - https://www.amazon.com/Gods-State-Indiv ... 889&sr=1-3

Household Gods: Private Devotion in Ancient Greece and Rome, Alexandra Sofroniew - https://www.amazon.com/Household-Gods-P ... e+and+Rome

Legible Religion: Books, Gods, and Rituals in Roman Culture, Duncan MacRae - https://www.amazon.com/Legible-Religion ... %20Culture

Salve!

"A Day In Old Rome" by William Stearns Davis help set the foundation of my beliefs today. Although this is not solely on religion, it does cover every aspect of life in ancient Roma.

here is an internet copy