▲ 1 ▼ Inventing is hard work. Not for the Romans! (europe.pub) submitted 1 year ago by SARGE@startrek.website to c/historymemes@lemmy.world 3 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) They even stole the Greek gods. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Skydancer@pawb.social 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) And the Etruscan gods. And the Carthaginian gods. And the Egyptian gods. And the ... you get the idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago The Romans even had a standardised ritual for stealing gods from a city they were about to conquer: Evocatio. In the ritual, priests would call upon the enemy god(s) to abandon their city and come to Rome, where they would receive a bigger temple and more devoted worship than in the city about to be conquered. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skydancer@pawb.social 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) And the Etruscan gods. And the Carthaginian gods. And the Egyptian gods. And the ... you get the idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago The Romans even had a standardised ritual for stealing gods from a city they were about to conquer: Evocatio. In the ritual, priests would call upon the enemy god(s) to abandon their city and come to Rome, where they would receive a bigger temple and more devoted worship than in the city about to be conquered. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago The Romans even had a standardised ritual for stealing gods from a city they were about to conquer: Evocatio. In the ritual, priests would call upon the enemy god(s) to abandon their city and come to Rome, where they would receive a bigger temple and more devoted worship than in the city about to be conquered. permalink fedilink source parent
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