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35: 1210: 291: 773:, rooflessness ceases to be a defining characteristic and the word may be applied to a small chapel marked off by a screen from the main body of a church, while an Italian 34: 1172: 284: 209: 277: 503: 265: 113: 1236: 502:
might be encompassed by a private property, with the expectation that it remain open to the public. It was alleged that the defendant,
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may imply that Minerva was held prisoner, in contrast to deities that were transferred to Rome by the ritual of
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may alternatively be a small chapel or oratory which stands as a building in its own right.
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had no roof. "Enclosure", however, is the shared characteristic, roofed over or not. "The
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included both shrines maintained on private properties by families, and public shrines. A
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The following is an incomplete list of deities or groups of deities who had a known
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or space defined for religious purposes, and later a building used for such. In
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shrine," observes Steven H. Rutledge,"The Roman Destruction of Sacred Sites,"
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in ways that at first seem contradictory, the former defining a
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Festus excerpted by Paulus, p. 135 in the 1997 Teubner edition.
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A case tried in September 50 BC indicates that a public
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A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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at the time, had failed to maintain public access to a
1129:(University of Illinois Press, 2006), p. 254, note 6. 562:, one of four points in the sacred boundary of Rome 961:Trials in the Late Roman Republic, 149 BC to 50 BC 409:was the part of the house where the images of the 673:when that city was taken by the Romans in 241 BC. 1127:Indo-European Sacred Space: Vedic and Roman Cult 389:were stored or deposited for safekeeping. The 871:sacella dicuntur loca dis sacrata sine tecto. 285: 8: 963:(University of Toronto Press, 1990), p. 169. 903:sacrarium est locus in quo sacra reponuntur. 838:A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities 440:Other Latin words for temple or shrine are 256: 190: 1085:32; "it may have been nothing more than a 292: 278: 18: 1177:Dictionary of Celtic Religion and Culture 805:, discounting the etymology proffered by 1196:(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000). 917:(Oxford University Press, 2002), p. 10. 788: 580:, which held the spear of Mars, in the 223: 162: 112: 55: 21: 1077:, accurately or with exaggeration, as 328:, "belonging to a god"). The numerous 16:Small shrine in ancient Roman religion 379:The meaning can overlap with that of 7: 49:sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter 856:frg. 62 in the edition of Cardauns. 358:in its entirety as equivalent to a 915:Emperor Worship and Roman Religion 232:Glossary of ancient Roman religion 14: 926:Dionysius Halicarnassus II 64, 3. 548:, supposed to have been built by 314:is a small shrine. The word is a 1208: 397:, for instance, are also called 33: 959:40.51.8; Michael C. Alexander, 385:, a place where sacred objects 1114:Roman and European Mythologies 1: 1213:The dictionary definition of 679:of Jupiter Fagutalis, in the 943:in 50 and two years later a 865:Verrius Flaccus as cited by 840:(London: John Murray, 1875). 1258: 1237:Ancient Roman architecture 733:Provincial and later usage 649:offered annual sacrifices. 570:as established by Romulus. 340:might be square or round. 1081:("most holy and great"), 1079:maximum et sanctissimum 618:whom Hercules defeated. 1232:Ancient Roman religion 883:Religion of the Romans 771:Christian architecture 306:ancient Roman religion 257: 242:Ancient Greek religion 191: 724:, at the foot of the 537:in the city of Rome. 56:Practices and beliefs 1188:James Stevens Curl, 1102:The use of the word 1093:56.2 (2007), p. 182. 937:Marcus Caelius Rufus 836:, in William Smith, 645:, where a number of 504:Ap. Claudius Pulcher 468:Cult maintenance of 259:Interpretatio Graeca 252:Gallo-Roman religion 1242:Church architecture 743:Abbey of Saint Gall 1125:Roger D. Woodard, 935:The plaintiff was 869:, p. 422.15–17 L: 712:Pudicitia Patricia 94:funerary practices 1138:Festus, entry on 832:Leonhard Schmitz, 809:in his lost work 514:on his property. 302: 301: 247:Etruscan religion 205:agricultural gods 104:mystery religions 50: 1249: 1212: 1197: 1186: 1180: 1170: 1164: 1161: 1155: 1149: 1143: 1136: 1130: 1123: 1117: 1100: 1094: 1071: 1065: 1062:De lingua latina 1055: 1049: 1037: 1031: 1013: 1007: 997: 991: 988: 982: 970: 964: 933: 927: 924: 918: 911: 905: 892: 886: 879: 873: 863: 857: 847: 841: 830: 824: 793: 641:, on the lesser 614:, the sister of 483:overseen by the 294: 287: 280: 262: 196: 181:Capitoline Triad 39: 37: 27: 19: 1257: 1256: 1252: 1251: 1250: 1248: 1247: 1246: 1222: 1221: 1206: 1201: 1200: 1187: 1183: 1171: 1167: 1162: 1158: 1150: 1146: 1137: 1133: 1124: 1120: 1101: 1097: 1072: 1068: 1056: 1052: 1038: 1034: 1028:Natural History 1014: 1010: 998: 994: 989: 985: 971: 967: 934: 930: 925: 921: 912: 908: 893: 889: 880: 876: 864: 860: 848: 844: 831: 827: 807:Gaius Trebatius 794: 790: 785: 765:, originally a 735: 690:Grove") on the 527: 518:List of public 473: 435:Christian usage 413:were kept; the 348:Verrius Flaccus 298: 237:Roman mythology 219: 215:divine emperors 200:underworld gods 158: 154:Fratres Arvales 108: 51: 48: 41:Marcus Aurelius 25: 23: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1255: 1253: 1245: 1244: 1239: 1234: 1224: 1223: 1219:at Wiktionary 1205: 1204:External links 1202: 1199: 1198: 1181: 1173:Bernhard Maier 1165: 1156: 1144: 1131: 1118: 1095: 1066: 1050: 1032: 1008: 992: 983: 965: 928: 919: 913:Ittai Gradel, 906: 887: 874: 858: 842: 825: 787: 786: 784: 781: 749:is glossed as 734: 731: 730: 729: 715: 705: 695: 692:Esquiline Hill 674: 650: 632: 619: 605: 585: 571: 553: 526: 516: 472: 466: 417:was a form of 403:private houses 300: 299: 297: 296: 289: 282: 274: 271: 270: 269: 268: 263: 254: 249: 244: 239: 234: 226: 225: 224:Related topics 221: 220: 218: 217: 212: 210:childhood gods 207: 202: 197: 188: 186:Aventine Triad 183: 178: 170: 167: 166: 160: 159: 157: 156: 151: 146: 141: 136: 131: 126: 120: 117: 116: 110: 109: 107: 106: 101: 96: 91: 84: 79: 74: 67: 61: 58: 57: 53: 52: 38: 30: 29: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1254: 1243: 1240: 1238: 1235: 1233: 1230: 1229: 1227: 1220: 1218: 1217: 1211: 1203: 1195: 1191: 1185: 1182: 1178: 1174: 1169: 1166: 1160: 1157: 1153: 1148: 1145: 1141: 1135: 1132: 1128: 1122: 1119: 1115: 1111: 1110: 1105: 1099: 1096: 1092: 1088: 1084: 1080: 1076: 1073:Described by 1070: 1067: 1063: 1059: 1054: 1051: 1047: 1046: 1041: 1036: 1033: 1029: 1025: 1021: 1018:1; called an 1017: 1012: 1009: 1005: 1001: 996: 993: 987: 984: 980: 979: 974: 969: 966: 962: 958: 954: 953:Ad familiares 950: 946: 942: 941:curule aedile 938: 932: 929: 923: 920: 916: 910: 907: 904: 900: 896: 891: 888: 884: 878: 875: 872: 868: 862: 859: 855: 851: 846: 843: 839: 835: 829: 826: 822: 821: 816: 812: 808: 804: 801: 797: 796:Aulus Gellius 792: 789: 782: 780: 778: 777: 772: 768: 764: 763: 759: 755: 752: 748: 744: 740: 732: 727: 726:Aventine Hill 723: 719: 716: 713: 709: 706: 703: 699: 696: 693: 689: 685: 683: 678: 675: 672: 668: 664: 663:Minerva capta 660: 659: 654: 651: 648: 644: 640: 636: 633: 631: 627: 623: 620: 617: 613: 609: 606: 603: 602:Forum Boarium 599: 595: 594: 589: 586: 583: 579: 575: 572: 569: 567: 561: 557: 554: 551: 547: 543: 540: 539: 538: 536: 532: 525: 521: 517: 515: 513: 509: 505: 501: 496: 494: 490: 486: 482: 478: 471: 467: 465: 463: 462: 457: 456: 452: 448: 444: 438: 436: 432: 428: 424: 420: 416: 412: 408: 404: 400: 396: 392: 388: 384: 383: 377: 375: 371: 367: 363: 362: 357: 353: 349: 345: 341: 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 322: 317: 313: 312: 307: 295: 290: 288: 283: 281: 276: 275: 273: 272: 267: 264: 261: 260: 255: 253: 250: 248: 245: 243: 240: 238: 235: 233: 230: 229: 228: 227: 222: 216: 213: 211: 208: 206: 203: 201: 198: 195: 194: 193:Indigitamenta 189: 187: 184: 182: 179: 177: 176: 175:Dii Consentes 172: 171: 169: 168: 165: 161: 155: 152: 150: 147: 145: 142: 140: 137: 135: 132: 130: 127: 125: 122: 121: 119: 118: 115: 111: 105: 102: 100: 99:imperial cult 97: 95: 92: 90: 89: 85: 83: 80: 78: 75: 73: 72: 68: 66: 63: 62: 60: 59: 54: 46: 42: 36: 32: 31: 28: 20: 1215: 1207: 1193: 1184: 1176: 1168: 1159: 1147: 1140:Naeniae deae 1139: 1134: 1126: 1121: 1113: 1107: 1103: 1098: 1090: 1082: 1078: 1069: 1061: 1053: 1043: 1035: 1027: 1019: 1011: 1003: 995: 986: 976: 968: 960: 955:8.12.3, and 952: 931: 922: 914: 909: 902: 898: 890: 882: 881:Jörg Rüpke, 877: 870: 861: 853: 845: 837: 828: 818: 814: 811:On Religions 810: 800:Attic Nights 799: 791: 775: 774: 767:sacred grove 760: 753: 746: 736: 717: 707: 697: 680: 676: 662: 656: 652: 643:Caelian Hill 634: 625: 621: 607: 591: 587: 573: 563: 555: 541: 534: 530: 528: 523: 519: 511: 499: 497: 492: 484: 480: 479:had its own 474: 469: 459: 441: 439: 433:passed into 430: 426: 418: 406: 398: 390: 386: 381: 380: 378: 369: 365: 359: 355: 351: 342: 337: 334:ancient Rome 329: 325: 319: 310: 309: 303: 173: 86: 69: 45:head covered 26:ancient Rome 854:Res Divinae 665:, "Captive 324:(neuter of 114:Priesthoods 24:Religion in 1226:Categories 1190:‘sacellum’ 1083:Har. Resp. 1042:, note to 990:Solinus 2. 834:‘Sacellum’ 783:References 739:manuscript 722:Dea Murcia 374:Jörg Rüpke 316:diminutive 124:Pontifices 901:I.8.9.2: 751:Old Irish 741:from the 684:Fagutalis 600:, in the 574:Sacrarium 535:sacrarium 431:sacrarium 419:sacrarium 407:sacrarium 382:sacrarium 372:", notes 350:describe 82:festivals 1216:sacellum 1109:evocatio 1091:Historia 1087:Compital 747:sacellum 718:Sacellum 708:Sacellum 698:Sacellum 677:Sacellum 658:delubrum 653:Sacellum 647:senators 635:Sacellum 626:sacraria 608:Sacellum 598:Hercules 588:Sacellum 566:pomerium 556:Sacellum 542:Sacellum 531:sacellum 524:sacraria 512:sacellum 500:sacellum 481:sacellum 455:delubrum 447:aedicula 427:sacellum 421:for the 415:lararium 399:sacraria 370:sacellum 366:sacellum 356:sacellum 338:sacellum 311:sacellum 149:Epulones 144:Fetiales 139:Flamines 134:Vestales 65:libation 1040:Servius 1016:Solinus 1004:Annales 1000:Tacitus 945:praetor 776:sacello 762:nemeton 758:Gaulish 671:Falerii 667:Minerva 628:of the 622:Sacella 558:of the 550:Romulus 520:sacella 493:sacella 485:celeres 470:sacella 461:templum 425:. Both 411:Penates 393:of the 391:sacella 387:(sacra) 352:sacella 330:sacella 266:Decline 164:Deities 129:Augures 77:temples 1154:10.23. 1075:Cicero 1048:8.190. 1045:Aeneid 1030:10.29. 1006:12.24. 981:1.275. 949:Cicero 899:Digest 895:Ulpian 867:Festus 803:7.12.5 702:Naenia 508:censor 405:, the 321:sacrum 1104:capta 1058:Varro 1024:Pliny 1020:aedes 978:Fasti 850:Varro 820:cella 815:sacer 754:nemed 737:In a 688:Beech 682:Lucus 639:Diana 630:Argei 616:Cacus 593:aedes 582:Regia 560:Lares 546:Janus 489:Argei 477:curia 475:Each 451:fanum 443:aedes 423:Lares 401:. 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Index

Religion in
ancient Rome

Marcus Aurelius sacrificing
Marcus Aurelius
head covered
libation
votum
temples
festivals
ludi
funerary practices
imperial cult
mystery religions
Priesthoods
Pontifices
Augures
Vestales
Flamines
Fetiales
Epulones
Fratres Arvales
Deities
Dii Consentes
Capitoline Triad
Aventine Triad
Indigitamenta
underworld gods
agricultural gods
childhood gods
divine emperors
Glossary of ancient Roman religion

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