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helmsinepuI recently read Maurizio Bettini's "In Praise of Polytheism" (2023) via my local library's Libby app. (free!) The author doesn't look at contemporary polytheist religions, or modern revivals, instead concentrating on ancient Rome: "What ancient polytheistic religions can teach us about building inclusive and equitable futures."I was initially a bit disappointed in this approach, but there's a lot of interesting material here, and I'd recommend it.Apparently Roman citizenship was extremely important. If you wanted to publicly worship a foreign God, you'd need to apply to the Senate for Roman citizenship for that God! If they were laying siege to a city, they'd build a pavilion to negotiate with the Gods of that city, saying "If you stay out of it, we'll grant you Roman citizenship, and make sure you have continuing worship. Otherwise you'll be out of luck." He also discusses the implications of not having a holy book dictated by God- polytheist religions can innovate and more easily adjust to changing times, whereas monotheist ones have to mine their holy text for more and more obscure hints to consider changes. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/Polytheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Polytheism</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/RomanReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RomanReligion</a><a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/books/in-praise-of-polytheism/hardcover" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ucpress.edu/books/in-praise-of-polytheism/hardcover</a>

The Wild Hunt NewsThe United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization has recognized the Appian Way as a World Heritage site. The Appian Way, sometimes called Europe’s first expressway, was a major strategic and commercial route for the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire, and houses many sites sacred to Roman deities along its path.<a href="https://wildhunt.org/2024/07/the-queen-of-roads-recognized-by-unesco.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wildhunt.org/2024/07/the-queen-of-roads-recognized-by-unesco.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unesco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unesco</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/viaappia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#viaappia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lakenemi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lakenemi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/romanreligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#romanreligion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pagan</a>

Thomas G. M. BlankDie Druckfassung in Händen! 648 S. zu <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/R%C3%B6mischeReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RömischeReligion</a>, restringierter Kommunikation, Konflikten rings um <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Geheimnisse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Geheimnisse</a> und <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Klatsch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Klatsch</a>, und ach ja, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Plautus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plautus</a>.<a href="https://scholar.social/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#secrecy</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/bacchanalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bacchanalia</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Attis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Attis</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/MaterMagna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaterMagna</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/RomanReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RomanReligion</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Antiquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antiquity</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/AncientHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AncientHistory</a><a href="https://www.steiner-verlag.de/Religioese-Geheimniskommunikation-in-der-Mittleren-und-Spaeten-Roemischen-Republik/9783515133869" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.steiner-verlag.de/Religioese-Geheimniskommunikation-in-der-Mittleren-und-Spaeten-Roemischen-Republik/9783515133869</a>

Sean RedmondWhat was special about the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IdesOfMarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IdesOfMarch</a>? I mean before the assassination of Julius Caesar? It has everything to do with the old Roman lunisolar calendar. 🧵<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RomanHistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RomanReligion</a>

Erotic Mythology 🏳️‍🌈When you can't get it up, fret not! Make a votive offering to the god of your choice and let the divine work their magic.Clay-baked male genitalia, ancient Roman votive offering, 200 BCE - 200 CE<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhallusThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhallusThursday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreekRomanArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreekRomanArt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RomanReligion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReligioRomana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReligioRomana</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/antiquidons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@antiquidons</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@phistorians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@phistorians</a>

Marcial Tenreiro-BermudezArchaeoethnologica: Senses, Cognition & Ritual in Roman Religion - Book / Sentidos, Cognição e Ritual na Religião Romana - Livro+INFO in: <a href="https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2024/02/sentidos-cognicao-e-ritual-na-religiao.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2024/02/sentidos-cognicao-e-ritual-na-religiao.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HistoryofReligions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistoryofReligions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cognition</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CognitiveScienceofReligions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CognitiveScienceofReligions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RomanReligion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Senses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Senses</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CognitiveArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CognitiveArchaeology</a>

World History EncyclopediaVesta was the goddess of the hearth, the home, and domestic life in the Roman religion (idenitified with the Greek goddess Hestia). <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Vesta/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.worldhistory.org/Vesta/</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hestia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Hestia</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RomanEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RomanEmpire</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RomanReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RomanReligion</a>

World History EncyclopediaTo the ancient Romans, everything was imbued with a divine spirit (numen, plural: numina) which gave it life. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/article/34/roman-household-spirits-manes-panes-and-lares/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.worldhistory.org/article/34/roman-household-spirits-manes-panes-and-lares/</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Ghost</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RomanMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RomanMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RomanReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RomanReligion</a>

World History EncyclopediaVejovis (sometimes spelt Vediovis) was an obscure Roman deity. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Vejovis/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.worldhistory.org/Vejovis/</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Jupiter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Jupiter</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RomanReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RomanReligion</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Vejovis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Vejovis</a>

World History EncyclopediaThe Temple of Vesta is the popular name given to the round temple near the Tiber River in Rome (now Piazza Bocca della Veritá). <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/article/625/temple-of-vestahercules-rome/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.worldhistory.org/article/625/temple-of-vestahercules-rome/</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hercules" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Hercules</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RomanReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RomanReligion</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Rome</a>

World History EncyclopediaThe Roman funeral was a rite of passage that signified the transition between the states of life and death. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/article/96/the-roman-funeral/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.worldhistory.org/article/96/the-roman-funeral/</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Burial" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Burial</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RomanReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RomanReligion</a>

World History EncyclopediaPliny the Younger's (61-112 CE) letter (Epistulae X. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1846/pliny-the-younger-on-christianity/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1846/pliny-the-younger-on-christianity/</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Christianity</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PlinytheYounger" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PlinytheYounger</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RomanReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RomanReligion</a>

World History EncyclopediaAmong the many gods of the Romans, Jupiter, the son of Saturn, was the supreme god, associated with thunder, lightning, and storms. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/jupiter/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.worldhistory.org/jupiter/</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Jupiter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Jupiter</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RomanMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RomanMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RomanReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RomanReligion</a>

Thomas G. M. Blank<a href="https://historians.social/@Augustine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Augustine</a> As long as you make excessive use of (and follow) hashtags like <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/antiquidons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antiquidons</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#histodons</a> or <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/religiousstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#religiousstudies</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Romanreligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romanreligion</a> etc. all should be fine. The community keeps growing. Also, toets can be best seen if others <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/boost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#boost</a> them. If (!) everybody accustoms themselves to boost instead of liking other people's toets then this effectively compensates the lack of an <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/algorithm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#algorithm</a> here.

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