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Pious Frauds: The Religious Reforms of Numa and Augustus

Much like the foundation of the city itself - the origins of roman religion are surrounded by myths, contradictions and legends that bear the hallmark of later revision. But curiously - even our ancient sources acknowledge that in King Numa's inauguration of key ancient roman religion rituals, that he lied to the public regarding their divine inspiration. Even more strange is that Livy, Plutarch and others admit that Numa had political goals attached to his religious religious deception. Centuries later, Augustus would explicitly model Numa as he too brought significant reforms to Roman religion, also with political ends in mind. This history documentary looks at the murky origins of Roman religion , using it to explain how Romans approached religion from a remarkably different vantage point while also outlining how modern attitudes have been shaped by the Christian critiques of Roman civic theology from writers like St. Augustine. Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @tribunatespqr   Related Content: Gods, Ritual & Power: Unveiling Roman Religion -    • Gods, Ritual & Power: Unveiling Roman Reli...   The Religion of Politics -    • Caesar: The Religion of Politics   Saturnalia: The World Turned Upside Down -    • Saturnalia: The World Turned Upside Down   Religion, Belief and "Atheism" in Ancient Rome -    • Religion, Belief and "Atheism" in Ancient ...   Videos on Roman Politics:    • Roman Politics   Ancient Sources: On the Nature of the Gods - Cicero The Life of Numa - Plutarch The History of Rome - Livy Historia Augusta (Carus, Carinus and Numerian) - Flavius Vopiscus City of God - Augustine of Hippo Modern Sources: Numa Pompilius and the Idea of Civic Religion in the West - Mark Silk Temples, Religion and Politics - Eric M. Orlin Belief and Cult: Rethinking Roman Religion - Jacob L. Mackey Religions of Rome vol. 1- Mary Beard, John North, Simon Price The Man in the Roman Street - Harold Mattingly Support us on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/tribunate... Branding and design by Kate Hillstead: katehillstead.com Host sculpture portraits by Daisydewdles: instagram.com/daisydewdles #AncientRome #religion #history