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The Dancing Lares and the Serpent in the Garden: Religion at the Roman Street Corner
Harriet I. Flower
The most pervasive gods in ancient Rome had no traditional mythology attached to them, nor was their worship organized by elites. Throughout the Roman world, neighborhood street corners, farm boundaries, and household hearths featured small shrines to the beloved lares, a pair of cheerful little dancing gods. These shrines were maintained primarily
416 pages, 24 color illus. 46 halftones. 26 line illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 26, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691175003 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 440 |
| Dimensions | 186 × 262 × 29 mm · 975 g |
| Language | English |