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Introduction to World Civilization
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD CIVILIZATION (DÜNYA MEDENİYETLERİNE GİRİŞ) - (İNGİLİZCE) Dersi The Roman Civilization soru cevapları
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD CIVILIZATION (DÜNYA MEDENİYETLERİNE GİRİŞ) - (İNGİLİZCE) Dersi The Roman Civilization soru detayı:
SORU: There were two interesting classes of Roman deities in the early days of the Empire. What were they?
There were two interesting classes of Roman deities in the early days of the Empire. What were they?
CEVAP: • The lares were guardian deities who would protect whatever was in their immediate vicinity. So, families dined at a table on which stood one of these objects. Yet theywere not only household gods; lares couldbe found certain neighborhoods, protecting roads or entire towns. Shrines to themwere found at the entrances to towns, forexample, and they were worshipped by all, regardless of social standing. Their cults lasted until the early Fifth Century CE.
• There were also penates, household deities useful for rituals. These deities, originally associated with the sources of food, suppos-edly protected the inner core of people.
• The lares were guardian deities who would protect whatever was in their immediate vicinity. So, families dined at a table on which stood one of these objects. Yet theywere not only household gods; lares couldbe found certain neighborhoods, protecting roads or entire towns. Shrines to themwere found at the entrances to towns, forexample, and they were worshipped by all, regardless of social standing. Their cults lasted until the early Fifth Century CE.
• There were also penates, household deities useful for rituals. These deities, originally associated with the sources of food, suppos-edly protected the inner core of people.