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Vesta was the goddess of the hearth, the home, and domestic life in the Roman religion (idenitified with the Greek goddess Hestia). https://www.worldhistory.org/Vesta/ #History #Hestia #RomanEmpire #RomanReligion
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To the ancient Romans, everything was imbued with a divine spirit (numen, plural: numina) which gave it life. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/34/roman-household-spirits-manes-panes-and-lares/ #History #Ghost #RomanMythology #RomanReligion
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963 followers · 1757 posts · Server mstdn.socialVejovis (sometimes spelt Vediovis) was an obscure Roman deity. https://www.worldhistory.org/Vejovis/ #History #Jupiter #RomanReligion #Vejovis
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Pliny the Younger's (61-112 CE) letter (Epistulae X. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1846/pliny-the-younger-on-christianity/ #History #Christianity #PlinytheYounger #RomanReligion
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Among the many gods of the Romans, Jupiter, the son of Saturn, was the supreme god, associated with thunder, lightning, and storms. https://www.worldhistory.org/jupiter/ #History #Jupiter #RomanMythology #RomanReligion
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