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First published 2007 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd 1 2007 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A companion to Roman religion / edited by Jörg Rüpke. p. cm. — (Blackwell companions to the ancient world) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4051-2943-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Rome—Religion. I. Rüpke, Jörg. BL803.C66 2007 292.07—dc22 2006025010 A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library. Set in 10/12pt Galliard by Graphicraft Limited, Hong Kong Printed and bound in Singapore by Markono Print Pte Ltd The publisher’s policy is to use permanent paper from mills that operate a sustainable forestry policy, and which has been manufactured from pulp processed using acid-free and elementary chlorine-free practices. Furthermore, the publisher ensures that the text paper and cover board used have met acceptable environmental accreditation standards. For further information on Blackwell Publishing, visit our website: www.blackwellpublishing.com ACTA01 24/04/2007 04:46PM Page v Irene filiae carissimae ACTA01 24/04/2007 04:46PM Page vii Contents List of Figures x List of Maps xiii Notes on Contributors xiv Acknowledgments xix Abbreviations xxi Maps xxviii 1 Roman Religion – Religions of Rome 1 Jörg Rüpke 2 Approaching Roman Religion: The Case for Wissenschaftsgeschichte 10 C. Robert Phillips, III Part I Changes 29 3 The Religion of Archaic Rome 31 Christopher Smith 4 Pre-Roman Italy, Before and Under the Romans 43 Olivier de Cazanove 5 Urban Religion in the Middle and Late Republic 58 Eric Orlin 6 Continuity and Change: Religion in the Augustan Semi-Century 71 Karl Galinsky ACTA01 24/04/2007 04:46PM Page viii viii Contents 7 Religions and the Integration of Cities in the Empire in the Second Century ad: The Creation of a Common Religious Language 83 William Van Andringa 8 Old Religions Transformed: Religions and Religious Policy from Decius to Constantine 96 Hartmut Leppin 9 Religious Koine and Religious Dissent in the Fourth Century 109 Michele Renee Salzman Part II Media 127 10 The History of Roman Religion in Roman Historiography and Epic 129 Denis Feeney 11 Religion and Roman Coins 143 Jonathan Williams 12 Reliefs, Public and Private 164 Katja Moede 13 Inscriptions as Sources of Knowledge for Religions and Cults in the Roman World of Imperial Times 176 Rudolf Haensch 14 Religion in the House 188 Annemarie Kaufmann-Heinimann Part III Symbols and Practices 203 15 Roman Cult Sites: A Pragmatic Approach 205 Ulrike Egelhaaf-Gaiser 16 Complex Rituals: Games and Processions in Republican Rome 222 Frank Bernstein 17 Performing the Sacred: Prayers and Hymns 235 Frances Hickson Hahn 18 Music and Dance: Forms of Representation in Pictorial and Written Sources 249 Friederike Fless and Katja Moede 19 Sacrifices for Gods and Ancestors 263 John Scheid ACTA01 24/04/2007 04:46PM Page ix Contents ix Part IV Actors and Actions 273 20 Religious Actors in Daily Life: Practices and Related Beliefs 275 Nicole Belayche 21 Republican Nobiles: Controlling the Res Publica 292 Veit Rosenberger 22 Emperors: Caring for the Empire and Their Successors 304 Peter Herz 23 Urban Elites in the Roman East: Enhancing Regional Positions and Social Superiority 317 Athanasios Rizakis 24 Living on Religion: Professionals and Personnel 331 Marietta Horster Part V Different Religious Identities 343 25 Roman Diaspora Judaism 345 Jack N. Lightstone 26 Creating One’s Own Religion: Intellectual Choices 378 Attilio Mastrocinque 27 Institutionalized Religious Options: Mithraism 392 Richard Gordon 28 The Romanness of Roman Christianity 406 Stefan Heid Part VI Roman Religion Outside and Seen from Outside 427 29 Exporting Roman Religion 429 Clifford Ando 30 Religion in the Roman East 446 Ted Kaizer 31 Roman Religion in the Vision of Tertullian 457 Cecilia Ames Bibliography 472 General Index 511 Index of Personal Names 526 Index of Places 537 ACTA01 24/04/2007 04:47PM Page x Figures 4.1 Ancient Italy. 48 11.1 Roman silver didrachm, c. 275 bc, showing a wreathed head of Apollo and horse. 143 11.2 Roman silver denarius, c. 212 bc, with Roma and Dioscuri. 144 11.3 Etruscan cast bronze coin, third century bc, with priestly accoutrements. 145 11.4 Roman gold stater, c. 220 bc, showing oath-taking scene. 145 11.5 Seleucid silver tetradrachm, 129–125 bc, depicting the altar of Sandan. 145 11.6 Roman silver denarius, c. 135 bc, showing the Columna Minucia. 146 11.7 Roman silver denarius, 42 bc, showing Octavian on horseback holding a lituus. 147 11.8 Roman gold aureus, ad 69–79, depicting the temple of Vesta. 148 11.9 Ephesian bronze coin, ad 138–61, showing the temple of Artemis. 149 11.10 Silver shekel, ad 132–5, depicting the destroyed Jerusalem Temple. 149 11.11 Bronze coin of Heliopolis, ad 193–211, with an aerial view of the temple. 149 11.12 Bronze coin of Ephesus, ad 218–22, showing the city’s four neocoric temples. 150 11.13 Gold aureus of Augustus, c. 16 bc, showing the clipeus virtutis and sacred laurel trees. 151 11.14 Gold coin made for Sulla, c. 84 bc, with his priestly symbols. 151 11.15 Silver denarius, 44 bc, showing the bust of Julius Caesar with priestly symbols. 151 11.16 Ancient British silver coin of Verica, early first century ad, showing a naked figure holding a lituus. 152