Rites et religion à Rome. Collections – Expositions "But what about the exterior

"But what about the exterior

The book is accompanied by maps

affinities and correspondences from one subject to another

the journey to the Orient having become an obligatory complement to the Grand Tour in Italy

permet d’étudier comment Rome se perçoit lorsqu’elle est vaincue et comment les ennemis des Romains célèbrent leurs victoires contre la cité latine

Rites et religion à Rome. Collections – Expositions "But what about the exteriorProlific, inventive, and constantly in touch with the life of the city, Roman religion differed radically from our modern religions. It did not require any belief in accordance with a doctrine, nor did it recognize meditative practices, nor readings of sacred texts, nor contemplative and internalized prayers. The "faithful" of the Roman gods were not believers caught up in their personal religious lives, but citizens conceived in their collective