can co-exist without causing serious theological problems; the polytheistic conception of religion even allows, however under certain circumstances, new gods to be introduced and become an integral part [...] of an already existing system. The preconditions for a successful introduction of a new, sometimes even foreign deity are indeed manifold. New ethnic elements, private piety, state-controlled initiative

Beyond this, tombs can function as an important sign underlining one»s and his family»s social and even ethnic identity (the tomb of Eurysaces the baker in Rome or the conscious use of funeral cippi by

clashed with the traditional paganism of the Republican Rome only for the modern mentality. In reality, even the most conservative elements of Roman society criticized sometimes only the extreme aspects of the [...] Neapolis and Minturnae . This seems to suggest the presence of similar Egyptian sanctuaries even in their homeland. In Neapolis this suggestion in particular is corroborated by another, although [...] a century had to pass for Isiac worship in order to strengthen and receive monumental sanctuaries, even though the cult was still private. This is the case of the Iseum Metellinum , quoted in a passage

element of the basic formula of later triumphal symbolism. Interpreting the scenes as triumphal, and even working with the premise that the scenes commemorate specific triumphs, makes sense in the context [...] possibility that some would have chosen imagery according to taste, simple aesthetic preferences, or even availability. Applying these principles to the Walters sarcophagus, they explain the combination of [...] interpretation that can incorporate the social messages associated with the triumph is appealing, even if every Roman who used this pattern was not seeking a non-imperial avenue to triumphal honors.

angels and followed by a cross, verses 41-42 illustrate the preaching and leadership of the Κύριος even to the under-world; a voice from the heavens asks if the risen had preached to those who slept and [...] wishes to explain every aspect of the most important and mysterious event in the life of Jesus. Even if our writer surely has this concern, I am of the opinion that these lines are of the utmost importance [...] make me think that the announcement brought by Christ is not that of a praedicatio damnatoria , even if ἐκήρυξεν used in an absolute way, without any indications regarding the object of the announcement

unusual feature are the bird wings which protrude from the back of the figure. Though exceptional even among the Bosporan appliqués, this figure is usually referred to as a paidagogos . [19] [...] decoration on the walls of the sarcophagi which might have indicated the weapons used by the deities or even the deities themselves. But this cannot be proved with the few sarcophagi which survived. There is [...] ones without columns. [29] Our knowledge about the decorative scheme of the sarcophagi is even more fragmentary. For some of the graves the exact position of the appliqués on the floor in relation

group: Valerius Maximus states, for example, that the Romans called from Elea a priestess of Ceres, even if that city wasn’t a civitas foederata yet, to worship the goddess in accordance with the original [...] anew [50] . It’s obvious that also evocatio of Vortumnus remains only a hypothesis, even if likely. During the Second Punic War, as Servius states, constat {{ ... }} exoratam [...] who received a cult and were welcome in the Roman pantheon. Otherwise the deity lost this function, even if she remained in her own place, or shared her office with other Roman gods. It is possible that

religions of this area. Because the exploration of this topic could easily carry on for years and even decades I have limited myself to the community of Jewish Romans in that most important city, Rome [...] halls, and in smaller communities, the main organizational structure for the community. [13] Even the word synagogue, a Greek word, illustrates the hybridity in the Jewish diasporic communities; a [...] than Augustus. In a letter to Tiberius (recorded in his biography by Suetonius) he states that “Not even a Jew {{…}} fasts as diligently on his Sabbath as I have done today. It was not until after the first

) thing to do, as Folkert van Straten has suggested. [14] The other side of the skyphos is even more telling: there we see a similar picture but this time Artemis is depicted. In the following centuries [...] aspect of being an Athenian. Moreover, the right to use property to build a shrine must have been even more significant. This right was rarely granted. Beside the Thracians we only know of merchants from [...] granting them enktesis the Athenians opened the door to the Thracians to be part of the community, even though they could never become full members, as citizens, by descent. The procession during the

of a rural area situated in Cilicia Campestris (Kozan-Adana) shows in part some of these activities even outside the big urbanized cities. The analyzed tombs imitate sometimes the architecture of houses