Religions of Rome, Volume 2: A Sourcebook by Mary Beard

This book, the 2nd of two volumes making up Religions of Rome, presents a range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world from the early Republic to the late Empire (visual evidence & texts in translation). More than just a sourcebook, it explores some of the major themes & problems of Roman religion such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination & prediction. Each document has an introduction, explanatory notes & bibliography, & is used as the starting point for discussion.
Acknowledgements
Preface
Conventions & abbreviations
1 Earliest Rome
2 The deities of Rome
3 The calendar
4 Religious places
5 Festivals & ceremonies
6 Sacrifices
7 Divination & diviners
8 Priests & priestesses
9 Individuals & gods: life and death
10 Rome outside Rome
11 Threats to the Roman order
12 Religious groups
13 Perspectives
Glossary
Deities & their epithets
Bibliography 1. Literary texts 2. Secondary literature
Details of illustrations
Index of texts cited
General index