Reading Guide 2/16: Lewis & Reinhold Flashcards
How many gods did the Romans entrust to the growth of wheat?
12
What did Roman ancestors want their religious institutions regulated by?
Fixed customary ceremonies, by knowledge of the pontiffs
What are powers the pontifices hold?
Preservation and interpretation of religious traditions, the calander, and the sacred formulae and riles of sacrifices
5 types of auspicious signs
From lightning, from birds, from the feeding of sacred chickens, from 4-footed animals, and from portents
What is a templum?
A place set aside for augury
Why is the power of an Augur so strong?
They have the ability to declare anything depending on what the augurs find
What are weird restrictions of the Flamen Dialis?
Can’t touch or name a she-goat, raw flesh, ivy, and beans
Why will a Vestal fire go out?
If a vestal virgin is not performing her duties or if the city will be destroyed
What are fetiales concerned with?
-Don’t enter an unjust war with an allianced city
What were the Sibylline Books?
oracular utterances that were turned to in times of crises
What is lectisternium?
meal offered to gods and goddesses
What is an evocatio?
Invitation to Gods of a besieged city to join Rome
What is a devotio?
Consecration of a besieged city to the infernal gods before its destruction
What ceremony was performed during a census?
Lustrum: Sacrafice a ram, bull, and boar
