1. Roman Religion Magistra Slough

2. Romans believed that the gods were constantly at work in the ordinary… …events of nature.

3. Each god has its own…

6. What else was sacrificed?? Small cakes Small cakes Flour mixed w/ salt Flour mixed w/ salt Flowers Flowers Honey Honey Cheese Cheese Fruit Fruit Wine Wine milk milk

7. At home DOMESTIC rites DOMESTIC rites Lararium Lararium Lares Lares Penates Penates

8. Why give offerings To enure the VITALITY of the gods To enure the VITALITY of the gods Who ate what?! Entrails  gods Flesh  humans

9. All three animals at once Suovetaurilia!!! Suovetaurilia!!!

10. Some things to keep in mind the next time you make a sacrifice… Black animals are for the UNDERWORLD gods only! Black animals are for the UNDERWORLD gods only! White animals are for the upperworld gods White animals are for the upperworld gods Female/male animals should correlate to the gender of the god/goddess you are sacrificing to. Female/male animals should correlate to the gender of the god/goddess you are sacrificing to.

11. Etruscans book of how to conduct sacrifices If you make a mistake, start over!! Open air sacrifices, large altar

12. Omens An Etruscan practice adopted by the Romans. Reading the liver: haruspicium, done by a haruspex

13. Augury Flight of birds Flight of birds Auspicium, auspex Auspicium, auspex Astrology, dreams, Astrology, dreams, thunder, lightning, thunder, lightning,etc.

14. Are we supposed to be like the Olympians?! NO! NO! Romans also deified emperors, starting with Julius Caesar Romans also deified emperors, starting with Julius Caesar

15. Christianity Romans did not GET IT. Romans did not GET IT. Remember, anything drastically different from the way we are raised always seem weird!!!! Remember, anything drastically different from the way we are raised always seem weird!!!!