Reading list for the cultus deorum

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Modern Scholarship

General

Dictionary of Roman Religion

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Lesley Adkins, Roy A. Adkins. (1995). ISBN 0195142330
Paperback. An excellent resource for general knowledge or just to look up that obscure temple or God. Includes a very good bibliography.
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Religion in Archaic and Republican Rome and Italy: Evidence and Experience

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ed. by Edward Bispham and Christopher Smith. (2000). Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. ISBN 1579583253

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Roman Religion (Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization)

Valerie Warrior. (2006). 0521532124.
Contributed by A. Sempronius Regulus

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Temples, Religion, and Politics in the Roman Republic

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Eric M. Orlin. (1997). Brill. ISBN 0391041320
Contributed by Q. Valerius Poplicola
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Librorum de Disciplina Augurali ante Augusti Mortem Scriptorum Reliquiae

Francis Albert Brause. (1875).
A Thesis on the extant literary fragments that describe and/or detail augural practice from before the death of Augustus.


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Götter und Lararien aus Augusta Raurica

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Annemarie Kaufmann-Heinimann.. (1998). Augst : Römermuseum. ISBN 3715100265

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Empire

The Cults of the Roman Empire

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Robert Turcan, (Antonia Nevill, Trans.). (1996). Blackwell. ISBN 0631200479
Paperback. Terrific information on the influences of foreign cults on Rome, including Isis, the Magna Mater, etc.
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Paganism in the Roman Empire

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Ramsay MacMullen. (1983). ISBN 0300029845
Paperback.
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The cult images of imperial Rome

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Cornelius Vermeule. (1987). ISBN 8876890130

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Etruscans

Etruscan Life and Afterlife: A Handbook of Etruscan Studies

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Larissa Bonfante (Ed.). (1987). ISBN 0814318134
Paperback. While it doesn't specifically deal with Classical Rome, the Etruscans were important contributors to the Roman conception of death, religion, and the afterlife. An important foundational work.
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Greek Religion

Greek Hero Cults and Ideas of Immortality

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Lewis Richard Farnell. (1921). Oxford. ISBN 0890050236
Hardback. A bit out-dated but a still a great read for information on Greek hero cults. Contributed by Q. Valerius Poplicola
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Religions of the Ancient Greeks

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Simon Price. (1999). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521382017
A great little manual for an introduction to the various religions of the ancient Greeks Contributed by Q. Valerius Poplicola
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Human Sacrifice in Ancient Greece

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Dennis D. Hughes. (1991). Routledge. ISBN 0415034833
Contributed by Q. Valerius Poplicola
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Greek Religion

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Walter Burkert. (1985). Harvard University Press. ISBN 0674362802
Cloth. The standard book for Greek religion, this should be read by anyone studying religions anywhere near the Mediterranean, including the Religio Romana. Highly recommend. Contributed by Q. Valerius Poplicola
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Egyptian Religion

Temples of Ancient Egypt

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(1997). Cornell University Press. ISBN 0801433991
Hardback. A solid collection of essays by experts in Egyptian religion and archaeology. Contributed by Q. Valerius Poplicola
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International Law in Archaic Rome: War and Religion

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Alan Watson. (1993). The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0801845068
Hardcover. While it may seem odd to include a book on international law in the religion section, this excellent resource is essentially about the Fetiales, the priests whose duties included the maintenance of international relations; treaties, declarations of war, etc. A must-read for anyone aspiring to become a member of the Fetiales. Contributed by Flavius Vedius Germanicus
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Contributi allo studio del diritto augurale. I

Pierangelo Catalano. (1960).


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De Inaugurationibus Romanis Caerimoniarum et Sacerdotum

M.J. Valeton. (1891). ISSN 0026-7074
Mnemosyne, 19 (1891).


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De Temporum Computatione Romanorum

Paul Krüger. (1861).
A doctoral dissertation on Roman time.

De Auspiciis Romanorum

Eric Samuel Ödmann. (1825).
A thesis on Roman auspices.


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Primary Literature

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

The "Meditations of Marcus Aurelius", musings of one of the most famous Stoics of history; the Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

Marcus Aurelius (Loeb Classical Library 58)

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C.R. Haines (Editor), Aurelius Antoninus, Marcus. (1930). ISBN 0674990641
Hardcover. Part of the Loeb Classical Library (#58).
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The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations

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David Hicks (Translator), C. Scot Hicks (Translator). (2002). ISBN 0743233832
Hardcover
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Meditations (Modern Library Classics)

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Gregory Hays (Translator). (2003). ISBN 0812968255
Paperback
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Marcus Tullius Cicero

The Nature of the Gods and on Divination (Great Books in Philosophy)

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Marcus Tullius Cicero, C.D. Yonge (Translator). (n.d.) ISBN 1573921807
Important first-hand accounts of attitudes towards religion and divination in the late Republic. Paperback. Published 1997 reprint of 1853 edition
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The Nature of the Gods (Penguin Classics)

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Marcus Tullius Cicero, J. M. Ross (Introduction), Horace C. P. McGregor (Translator). (1972). ISBN 0140442650
Reissue edition Paperback
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The Republic and The Laws

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Marcus Tullius Cicero, Jonathan Powell (Introduction), Niall Rudd (Translator). (1998). ISBN 0192832360

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Marcus Terentius Varro

De Lingua Latina/On the Latin Language

M. Terentius Varro, Roland G. Kent (trans.). (1951). Harvard University Press.
Loeb version Contributed by Q. Valerius Poplicola

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Roman Religion: A Sourcebook 
Valerie M. Warrior / Paperback / 2002 /ISBN 1585100307 Read a review at UNRV
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