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The Pagan World: Ancient Religions before Christianity. Episode 18, Rome's Reactions to Foreign Religions.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 13174066 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2020Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2022Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (35 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:
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Subject(s): Genre/Form: Online resources: Hans-Friedrich MuellerSummary: Rome incorporated many of the gods of its conquered peoples. But it could not tolerate people assembling on their own to worship without state supervision, or sexual activity that could undermine property rights. Examine the Bacchanalia, and see why Rome considered worshippers of Bacchus an existential threat to the state, and why the practice was violently suppressed.
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Hans-Friedrich Mueller

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Rome incorporated many of the gods of its conquered peoples. But it could not tolerate people assembling on their own to worship without state supervision, or sexual activity that could undermine property rights. Examine the Bacchanalia, and see why Rome considered worshippers of Bacchus an existential threat to the state, and why the practice was violently suppressed.

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