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  • The Religion of Numa

    And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome

    by Jesse Benedict Carter ...
    Tracing the evolution of Roman religious thought, this concise study explores how early Romans worshipped abstract, animistic forces before absorbing deities from Greece, the Near East, and beyond.From the austere rites associated with Numa Pompilius to the political and cultural shifts under Augustus, the book examines how external influences and internal reforms shaped the Roman pantheon. It ... Read more

    $6.29 CAD

  • The Religion of Numa and Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome

    by Jesse Benedict Carter ...
    The modern historiography of ancient religions has long laboured under an aesthetic and intellectual prejudice inherited from Romanticism. For generations of classicists, the Greek pantheon—radiant with anthropomorphic grace, dramatic pathos, and speculative depth—represented the apex of antique religious genius. In sharp contrast, the religion of archaic Rome was routinely dismissed as a bleak ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Religion of Numa and Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome

    by Jesse Benedict Carter ...
    Rome forms no exception to the general rule that nations, like individuals, grow by contact with the outside world. In the middle of the five centuries of her republic came the Punic wars and the intimate association with Greece which made the last half of her history as a republic so different from the first half; and in the kingdom, which preceded the republic, there was a similar coming of ... Read more

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  • The Religion of Numa

    by Jesse Benedict Carter ...
    Jesse Benedict Carter (1850-1928) was an American historian and classical scholar. He specialized in ancient Roman history and published several works on various aspects of Roman civilization.In "The Religion of Numa," Carter examines the religious system and rituals established by Numa Pompilius, who was known for his piety and role in shaping early Roman religion. Numa Pompilius is credited with ... Read more

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  • The Religion of Numa

    by Jesse Benedict Carter ...
    "The Religion of Numa" by Jesse Benedict Carter explores the spiritual and religious practices of ancient Rome, focusing on the figure of Numa Pompilius, the legendary second king of Rome. Carter delves into the historical context and the significance of Numa's contributions to Roman religion, emphasizing how his reforms shaped the spiritual landscape of the time. The book examines the ... Read more

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  • The Religion of Numa

    And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome

    by Jesse Benedict Carter ...
    In "The Religion of Numa," Jesse Benedict Carter delves into the ancient Roman religious practices as associated with the legendary king Numa Pompilius, presenting a meticulous analysis of Roman religious institutions and their philosophical underpinnings. The book's literary style is rich and scholarly, employing an analytical framework that synthesizes historical texts, archaeological evidence, ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Religion of Numa and other essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome

    by Jesse Benedict Carter ...
    Rome forms no exception to the general rule that nations, like individuals, grow by contact with the outside world. In the middle of the five centuries of her republic came the Punic wars and the intimate association with Greece which made the last half of her history as a republic so different from the first half; and in the kingdom, which preceded the republic, there was a similar coming of ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Religion of Numa

    And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome

    by Jesse Benedict Carter ...
    Five essays that tell the story of the religious life of the Romans from the time when their history began until the close of the reign of Augustus. ... Read more

    $6.86 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Religion of Numa

    And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome

    by Jesse Benedict Carter ...
    In "The Religion of Numa," Jesse Benedict Carter intricately examines the religious practices and beliefs of ancient Rome, particularly those associated with Numa Pompilius, the legendary second king of Rome. Employing a scholarly yet accessible literary style, Carter integrates rigorous historical analysis with a nuanced exploration of mythological elements. This work contextualizes Numa's ... Read more

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  • The Religion of Numa

    by Jesse Benedict Carter ...
    According to that pleasant fiction of which the ancient world was so extremely fond—the belief that all institutions could be traced back to their establishment by some individual—the religion of Rome was supposed to have been founded by her second king Numa, and it was the custom to refer to all that was most antique ... ... Read more

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  • The Coming of the Sibyl

    by Jesse Benedict Carter ...
    Jesse Benedict Carter, born in New York in 1872, was a prominent American classicist of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and a man of broad humanistic range, who had a gift for understanding and explaining the unity of arts and letters. His principal scholarly interest was topography and Roman religion, beginning with his Halle dissertation under Carl Robert (“De Deorum Romanorum ... Read more

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  • The Augustan Renaissance in Rome

    by Jesse Benedict Carter ...
    Jesse Benedict Carter, born in New York in 1872, was a prominent American classicist of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and a man of broad humanistic range, who had a gift for understanding and explaining the unity of arts and letters. His principal scholarly interest was topography and Roman religion, beginning with his Halle dissertation under Carl Robert (“De Deorum Romanorum ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus