Assignment for Friday, 01-30-15

Dear Roman Readers,

For Friday, January 30, please do the following:

(1) Download, print, and read "The City and the Gods," chapter 13 of John Stambaugh's book, The Ancient Roman City. Stambaugh discusses the fundamentals of Roman public religion and its physical connection with civic space.

(2) Read the following sections of the Blue Guide:

• Historical sketch, pp. 10–13 (The early Republic, Imperial expansion, Civil war);
• The Temple of Jupiter, p. 45 (item 14 on the Capitoline Museums itinerary); and
• The Temples of Portunus and Hercules Victor, p. 239.

We'll synthesize all of this on Friday with a discussion of what became known in Christian Rome as pagan religion, including a look at the Roman pantheon.

Stay tuned for the posting about Friday's quizzes.

DC