Written by the Roman poet Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, the Aeneid comprises 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter. [1 ] The first six of its twelve books tell the story of Aeneas' wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the latter six tell of the…
Religious behavior – pietas in Latin, eusebeia in Greek – belonged to action and not to contemplation. Consequently, religious acts took place wherever the faithful were: in houses, boroughs, associations, cities, military camps, cemeteries…
Triumphal arches were constructed across the Roman Empire and are an archetypal example of Roman architecture. Most surviving Roman arches date from the Imperial period (1st century BC onwards).
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In this week's Pagan Community Notes: Pietas builds a temple to Neptune, Ventura Country Spirit Walk, Circle Sanctuary events, Hurricane Nichole exposes human remains, and more news