The sources provide information on many different parts of religious life in Pompeii and Herculaneum. There is information about some of the many temples built to dedicate the gods they worshipped including Apollo, Isis and Jupiter as well as the household gods such as Lares and genius as well as some of the cults which sprung up around the Campanian area. They also provided information on how they treated the dead.
There were three temples in particular. The temple of Isis, Jupiter and Apollo. There were many more temples in the two cities and this large amount show the dedication towards these gods given by the citizens. They truly worshipped these gods as well as others with large monuments. It provides information about each temples history …show more content…
It shows a ritual and priests carrying out certain tasks involved in the ritual. This painting provides a good idea of what happens during the worship of gods.
The flamen are another example of religious rituals carried out in Pompeii and Herculaneum. They were specialised priests who worshipped one particular god and the name flamen means “he who burns offerings”. They offered sacrifices daily and had to follow strict rules. Their wives were also involved being their assistants also following the strict religious rules. The flamen were seen as important as certain political representatives.
Another part of the religion was death. The deceased were cremated before being buried in tombs. This would always happen outside the city except for some special cases where they were allowed to build tombs inside the city. These tombs provide information about the citizen’s lives such as occupation and family relations. Also, from the tombs, information about religious rites performed were found and they were able to be recreated. The poor were not left out either and belonged to clubs where they paid fees to guarantee a cremation once they …show more content…
Some of this information that we believe to be true may be totally incorrect but due to limitations, archaeologists have not been able to figure it out or not recognising any mistakes made. This is why work is constantly done on sites to make sure the correct information is extracted to make the right conclusions about certain things that are not given to archaeologists. This takes a lot of time and effort from archaeologists and historians.
The particular sources researched are not always helpful. Some of them as well as other sources could use made up information and facts creating false stereotypes. Also, the correct information falls under the previously stated problem of some of it being guessed.
Another problem with reconstructing beliefs of the past is clouding thoughts with personal and modern beliefs. When reconstructing past events, an archaeologist could be influenced by modern and personal experiences. This could cause some events of the past to have modern influences on them causing our idea on these events to more than likely be
There were three temples in particular. The temple of Isis, Jupiter and Apollo. There were many more temples in the two cities and this large amount show the dedication towards these gods given by the citizens. They truly worshipped these gods as well as others with large monuments. It provides information about each temples history …show more content…
It shows a ritual and priests carrying out certain tasks involved in the ritual. This painting provides a good idea of what happens during the worship of gods.
The flamen are another example of religious rituals carried out in Pompeii and Herculaneum. They were specialised priests who worshipped one particular god and the name flamen means “he who burns offerings”. They offered sacrifices daily and had to follow strict rules. Their wives were also involved being their assistants also following the strict religious rules. The flamen were seen as important as certain political representatives.
Another part of the religion was death. The deceased were cremated before being buried in tombs. This would always happen outside the city except for some special cases where they were allowed to build tombs inside the city. These tombs provide information about the citizen’s lives such as occupation and family relations. Also, from the tombs, information about religious rites performed were found and they were able to be recreated. The poor were not left out either and belonged to clubs where they paid fees to guarantee a cremation once they …show more content…
Some of this information that we believe to be true may be totally incorrect but due to limitations, archaeologists have not been able to figure it out or not recognising any mistakes made. This is why work is constantly done on sites to make sure the correct information is extracted to make the right conclusions about certain things that are not given to archaeologists. This takes a lot of time and effort from archaeologists and historians.
The particular sources researched are not always helpful. Some of them as well as other sources could use made up information and facts creating false stereotypes. Also, the correct information falls under the previously stated problem of some of it being guessed.
Another problem with reconstructing beliefs of the past is clouding thoughts with personal and modern beliefs. When reconstructing past events, an archaeologist could be influenced by modern and personal experiences. This could cause some events of the past to have modern influences on them causing our idea on these events to more than likely be