Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world
and the Romans were certainly no exception. No campaign was
undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice to
propitiate the appropriate gods (such as Mars, god of War) or
consulting oracles and omens to divine their plans. Yet the link
between war and religion is an area that has been regularly
overlooked by modern scholars examining the conflicts of these
times. This volume addresses that omission by drawing together the
work of experts from across the globe. The chapters have been
carefully structured by the editors so that this wide array of
scholarship combines to give a coherent, comprehensive study of the
role of religion in the wars of the Roman Republic. Aspects
considered in depth will include: declarations of war; evocatio and
taking gods away from enemies; dedications and ceremonies; the cult
of the legionary eagle; the role of women in Republican warfare;
omens and divination; live burials of people in times of military
crisis; and the rituals of the Roman triumph.
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