To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Why did their temples remain and were maintained after they ere dead?
13 posted on
07/30/2016 10:53:20 AM PDT by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: fella
The Roman worship of the dead was motivated by fear of the mischief their ghosts could cause. Nero and Caligula were two of the most destructive and hated emperors in the entire line. The occasional sacrifice of a chicken to their ghosts was a protection payment.
14 posted on
07/30/2016 10:57:31 AM PDT by
Lonesome in Massachussets
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