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if it is uncertain whether they deserve well or ill... He also states that the blessed are called in Greek εὐδαίμονες , because they are good souls, that is to say, good demons, confirming his opinion that the souls of men are demons."
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in commentaries even in antiquity: "The 'flowing stone' … must not be confused with the stone of the same name which, according to
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deities sometimes thought to represent souls of deceased loved ones. They were associated with the
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When a new town was founded, a round hole would be dug and a stone called a
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The Ancient Roman Afterlife: Di Manes, Belief, and the Cult of the Dead
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The Ancient Roman Afterlife: Di Manes, Belief, and the Cult of the Dead
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Taboo, Magic, Spirits: A Study of Primitive Elements in Roman Religion
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Of this we have a characteristic example in the ceremony of the
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at the top of this 3rd-century Christian tombstone stands for
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Latin spells of antiquity were often addressed to the Manes.
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would be placed in the foundations, representing a gate to
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Manes may be derived from "an archaic adjective manus—
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Manes (disambiguation)
Religion in
ancient Rome

Marcus Aurelius sacrificing
Marcus Aurelius
head covered
libation
votum
temples
festivals
ludi
funerary practices
imperial cult
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Priesthoods
Pontifices
Augures
Vestales
Flamines
Fetiales
Epulones
Fratres Arvales
Deities
Dii Consentes
Capitoline Triad
Aventine Triad
Indigitamenta
underworld gods
agricultural gods
childhood gods
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