The Roman imperial cult (Latin: cultus imperatorius) identified emperors and some members of their families with the divinely sanctioned authority (auctoritas)...
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are an important source for ancient Greek culture, though Greek funerals are not as well documented as those of the ancient Romans. The Mycenaeans practiced...
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Roman funerary practices (redirect from Funerals in Ancient Rome)
Roman funerary practices include the Ancient Romans' religious rituals concerning funerals, cremations, and burials. They were part of time-hallowed tradition...
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practices in ancient Greece encompassed a collection of beliefs, rituals, and mythology, in the form of both popular public religion and cult practices....
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Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex system of polytheistic beliefs and rituals that formed an integral part of ancient Egyptian culture. It centered...
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number of ancient civilizations. Athletics and games such as wrestling are depicted on Sumerian statues dating from approximately 2600 BC, and funeral games...
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Funerary practices in different cultures A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with...
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Julius Caesar's funeral games confirmed his deification; a discernible Greek influence on Roman interpretation. Most of Rome's mystery cults were derived...
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Death mask (redirect from Funeral mask)
The use of masks in the ancestor cult is also attested in Etruria. Excavations of tombs in the area of the ancient city of Clusium (modern Chiusi, Tuscany)...
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funeral, which "no normal person could comprehend". According to the Cult Information Centre's general secretary Ian Haworth, the Kidwelly rape cult had...
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