The term Religio Romana

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The term Religio Romana

Postby Lucius Tyrrhenus Garrulus on Tue May 31, 2005 5:45 pm

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Where does the term Religio Romana come from? Did the ancients use it, or is it a modern designation? If the latter, who came up with it?

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Postby Horatius Piscinus on Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:23 am

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The term is mainly a convenience used by modern historians, but it is based on what Cicero called the populi Romani religio (De Natura Deorum 3.5).
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Postby Lucius Tyrrhenus Garrulus on Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:33 am

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