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Lararium

2006-11-22T14:20:05Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix:

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The '''Lararium''' (pl. ''lararia'') altar is the sacred place of the home where [[Household_Worship|offerings and prayers are made to the Gods]]. In more affluent Roman homes, such as private villas, the main Lararium altar was usually set in the Atrium (front reception room, near the front door). In smaller Roman homes which might not have an atrium, such as ''insula'' apartments, the Lararium was most often located near the hearth (the kitchen or place of a central fire). But a house could have several minor Lararia as well, indoors (specially in the bedrooms) or outdoors.

==Variety of Forms==

The forms of Lararium varied greatly. Rich homes might have a huge affair of carved marble which looked rather like a temple in miniature. In other homes the Lararium might only be a simple wooden cabinet or wall shelf. Big or small, the important thing about a Lararium altar is that it should be permanent rather than something to be put away when the rites are not being held.

A lararium, properly speaking, is a shrine for your Lares alone, meaning your ancestors. During the Republic there does not seem to have been any statues used to represent the Lares, since they were considered more as ancestors. The death masks of ancestors were stored in boxes, hung on a wall near the entrance of the house, and it might possibly be that lararium meant something like a foyer where these were kept. Today it would be comparable to having photographs of your ancestors at your lararium. Beginning in the fourth century BCE certain patrician families assumed divine heritages and thus may have begun to include images of a Lar familiaris such as Venus, but these would still have been regarded there as an ancestor.

==Making a Lararium==

The easiest way to set up a Lararium is to reserve a small one-tier wall shelf, or a table or cabinet as an altar. A trip to a hardware store, a department store or an antique shop will usually yield something workable. A Lararium need not be any special style or color, if you like the look of it, it works! It's nice if one can place the Lararium in a front room or near the kitchen area as was done in history, but this is not essential. The important thing is that the Lararium be placed somewhere that isn't so remote that it will be ignored or forgotten, or in a place so obtrusive it gets bumped into and knocked about during the course of the day! One doesn't really need a lot of surface space for the altar. A square foot of space or so is about the average, as long as there is room for a candle, incense, and an offering dish. Space for statuary or wall space to hang pictures on is nice but not critical. The Lararium should be kept clean, and may be decorated to taste in Classical style if one wishes.

==Examples==

===Ancient Lararia===
[[Image:Ostia-Shared-Lararium.jpg|left|frame|A probable Lararium niche from an insula (apartment block) in Ostia. It is suggested that this Lararium was shared among the apartment dwellers.]]

 

===Modern Lararia===
[[Image:MOG_Lararium.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Lararium]] of M. Octavius Gracchus]] 

[[Image:M-Hortensia-Maior-lararium.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Lararium]] of M. Hortensia Maior]] 

[[Image:Violentilla-Galeria-Saltatrix-lararium.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Lararium]] of Violentilla Galeria Saltarix]] 
[[Category:Religio Romana]]

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2006-11-22T14:19:30Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix: Lararium of Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix

Lararium of Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix

Lararium

2006-11-22T14:13:01Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix:

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The '''Lararium''' (pl. ''lararia'') altar is the sacred place of the home where [[Household_Worship|offerings and prayers are made to the Gods]]. In more affluent Roman homes, such as private villas, the main Lararium altar was usually set in the Atrium (front reception room, near the front door). In smaller Roman homes which might not have an atrium, such as ''insula'' apartments, the Lararium was most often located near the hearth (the kitchen or place of a central fire). But a house could have several minor Lararia as well, indoors (specially in the bedrooms) or outdoors.

==Variety of Forms==

The forms of Lararium varied greatly. Rich homes might have a huge affair of carved marble which looked rather like a temple in miniature. In other homes the Lararium might only be a simple wooden cabinet or wall shelf. Big or small, the important thing about a Lararium altar is that it should be permanent rather than something to be put away when the rites are not being held.

A lararium, properly speaking, is a shrine for your Lares alone, meaning your ancestors. During the Republic there does not seem to have been any statues used to represent the Lares, since they were considered more as ancestors. The death masks of ancestors were stored in boxes, hung on a wall near the entrance of the house, and it might possibly be that lararium meant something like a foyer where these were kept. Today it would be comparable to having photographs of your ancestors at your lararium. Beginning in the fourth century BCE certain patrician families assumed divine heritages and thus may have begun to include images of a Lar familiaris such as Venus, but these would still have been regarded there as an ancestor.

==Making a Lararium==

The easiest way to set up a Lararium is to reserve a small one-tier wall shelf, or a table or cabinet as an altar. A trip to a hardware store, a department store or an antique shop will usually yield something workable. A Lararium need not be any special style or color, if you like the look of it, it works! It's nice if one can place the Lararium in a front room or near the kitchen area as was done in history, but this is not essential. The important thing is that the Lararium be placed somewhere that isn't so remote that it will be ignored or forgotten, or in a place so obtrusive it gets bumped into and knocked about during the course of the day! One doesn't really need a lot of surface space for the altar. A square foot of space or so is about the average, as long as there is room for a candle, incense, and an offering dish. Space for statuary or wall space to hang pictures on is nice but not critical. The Lararium should be kept clean, and may be decorated to taste in Classical style if one wishes.

==Examples==

===Ancient Lararia===
[[Image:Ostia-Shared-Lararium.jpg|left|frame|A probable Lararium niche from an insula (apartment block) in Ostia. It is suggested that this Lararium was shared among the apartment dwellers.]]

 

===Modern Lararia===
[[Image:MOG_Lararium.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Lararium]] of M. Octavius Gracchus]] 

[[Image:M-Hortensia-Maior-lararium.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Lararium]] of M. Hortensia Maior]] 

[[Image:Lararium07.JPG|thumb|400px|[[Lararium]] of Violentilla Galeria Saltarix]] 
[[Category:Religio Romana]]

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix (Nova Roma)

2006-11-22T13:51:42Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix:

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* [[Scriba (Nova Roma)|Scriba]]

Scribe of Editor Commentariorum :{{2003}}

* [[Sacerdos (Nova Roma)|Sacerdos]]

Sacerdos [[Neptunus|Neptuni]] Aedis Sacerdos :{{2006}}(current)

[[Category:Sacerdotes (Nova Roma)]]

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix (Nova Roma)

2006-11-22T13:50:06Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix:

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* [[Scriba (Nova Roma)|Scriba]]

Scribe of Editor Commentariorum 2003-05-29 to 2003-12-31

* [[Sacerdos (Nova Roma)|Sacerdos]]

Sacerdos [[Neptunus|Neptuni]] Aedis Sacerdos ‡ (MMDCCLIX a.u.c.) (current)

[[Category:Sacerdotes (Nova Roma)]]

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix (Nova Roma)

2006-11-22T13:48:43Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix:

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* [[Scriba (Nova Roma)|Scriba]]

Scribe of Editor Commentariorum 2003-05-29 to 2003-12-31

* [[Sacerdos (Nova Roma)|Sacerdos]]

Sacerdos [[Neptunus|Neptuni]] Aedis Sacerdos 2006-01-01 (current)

[[Category:Sacerdotes (Nova Roma)]]

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix (Nova Roma)

2006-11-22T13:46:23Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix:

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Scribe of Editor Commentariorum 2003-05-29 to 2003-12-31

Sacerdos [[Neptunus|Neptuni]] Aedis Sacerdos 2006-01-01 (current)

[[Category:Sacerdotes (Nova Roma)]]

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix (Nova Roma)

2006-11-22T13:46:11Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix:

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Scribe of Editor Commentariorum 2003-05-29 to 2003-12-31

Sacerdos[[Neptunus|Neptuni]] Aedis Sacerdos 2006-01-01 (current)

[[Category:Sacerdotes (Nova Roma)]]

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix (Nova Roma)

2006-11-22T13:45:50Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix:

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[[Scribe of Editor Commentariorum 2003-05-29 to 2003-12-31

Sacerdos[[Neptunus|Neptuni]] Aedis Sacerdos 2006-01-01 (current)

[[Category:Sacerdotes (Nova Roma)]]

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix (Nova Roma)

2006-11-22T12:57:02Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix:

User:Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix

2006-11-22T12:56:42Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix:

Salve.

I am an active follower of the Religio, and have the first (as far as I know) Nova Roma sacred space erected using historical means (thanks to the research of Marcus Moravius Piscinus). As sacerdos of Neptunus I perform the Neptunalia and also the feast of Neptune in December. In addition, My study partner and gens sister, Mania Galeria Corvina and I perform regular celebrations, most notably Vestalia, Baccanalia, Lupercalia and Saturnalia as public events, furthering the cause and visibility of Nova Roma as well as the reformation of the ancient Roman religion. You can see more about what we do in the Religio section of my online journal, here:

http://jadedmyrrhmaid.livejournal.com/tag/religio+romana

My online temple to Neptunus (in progress!)

http://webpages.charter.net/jademermaid/Neptunus.htm

http://static.flickr.com/90/244927443_adb960b565.jpg

[[Category:Sacerdotes (Nova Roma)|Galeria, Violentilla Saltatrix]]
[[Category: Tribus Cornelia (Nova Roma)|Galeria, Violentilla Saltatrix]]

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix (Nova Roma)

2006-10-20T00:54:32Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix:

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix (Nova Roma)

2006-10-20T00:53:59Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix:

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix (Nova Roma)

2006-10-16T19:25:16Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix:

Salve.

I am an active follower of the Religio, and have the first (as far as I know) Nova Roma sacred space erected using historical means(thanks to the research of Marcus Moravius Piscinus). As sacerdos of Neptunus I perform the Neptunalia and also the feast of Neptune in December. In addition, My study partner and gens sister, Mania Galeria Corvina and I perform regular celebrations, most notably Vestalia, Baccanalia, Lupercalia and Saturnalia as public events, furthering the cause and visibility of Nova Roma as well as the reformation of the ancient Roman religion. You can see more about what we do in the Religio section of my online journal, here:

http://jadedmyrrhmaid.livejournal.com/tag/religio+romana

[Image:http://static.flickr.com/90/244927443_adb960b565.jpg]

[Image:http://webpages.charter.net/jademermaid/luperjill06.jpg]

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix (Nova Roma)

2006-10-16T19:24:33Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix:

Salve.

I am an active follower of the Religio, and have the first (as far as I know) Nova Roma sacred space erected using historical means(thanks to the research of Marcus Moravius Piscinus). As sacerdos of Neptunus I perform the Neptunalia and also the feast of Neptune in December. In addition, My study partner and gens sister, Mania Galeria Corvina and I perform regular celebrations, most notably Vestalia, Baccanalia, Lupercalia and Saturnalia as public events, furthering the cause and visibility of Nova Roma as well as the reformation of the ancient Roman religion. You can see more about what we do in the Religio section of my onlie journal, here:

http://jadedmyrrhmaid.livejournal.com/tag/religio+romana

[Image:http://static.flickr.com/90/244927443_adb960b565.jpg]

[Image:http://webpages.charter.net/jademermaid/luperjill06.jpg]

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix (Nova Roma)

2006-10-16T19:22:23Z

Violentilla Galeria Saltatrix:

Salve.

I am an active follower of the Religio, and have the first (as far as I know) Nova Roma sacred space erected using historical means(thanks to the research of Marcus Moravius Piscinus). As sacerdos of Neptunus I perform the Neptunalia and also the feast of Neptune in December. In addition, My study partner and gens sister, Mania Galeria Corvina and I perform regular celebrations, most notable Vestalia, Baccanalia, Lupercalia and Saturnalia as public events, furthering the cause and visibility of Nova Roma as well as the reformation of the ancient Roman religion. You can see more about what we do in the Religio section of my onlie journal, here:

http://jadedmyrrhmaid.livejournal.com/tag/religio+romana

[[Image:http://static.flickr.com/90/244927443_adb960b565.jpg]]

[[Image:http://webpages.charter.net/jademermaid/luperjill06.jpg]]