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Ancient Roman Ancestor Worship

Lecture no. 13 from the course: The Pagan World: Ancient Religions before Christianity

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Taught by Professor Hans-Friedrich Mueller | 31 min | Categories: History

How did the descendants of the shepherds and criminal outcasts who founded Rome on the hills above malaria-infested swampland conquer the entire Mediterranean? According to the Romans themselves, their single greatest strength was their religion. Learn about the cultus deorum and how precise relationships with dead ancestors, as well as the gods, allowed the conservative Roman culture to flourish.
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