College of Pontiffs

Religion”) Since it was crucial to establish a good the relationship with the gods, the performance of the rituals were executed by a college of priests, called pontiffs, in order to maintain divine law by accurately carry out the responsibility of the rituals. The pontifex maximus, chief pontiff, was in control of the state religion and also selected girls between the ages of six and ten to serve as Vestal Virgins (Spielvogel, 124). The Vestal Virgins were priestesses of the goddess Vesta, and were responsible for guarding the fire on the state hearth. To the Romans, if the fire was extinguished it would indicate the destruction of the city. (Spielvogel, 125) The temples of Roman worship were located in important location such as alongside a major road and included sculptures of gods and goddesses. Since it was the belief that if the gods and goddesses were happy then mankind would receive good fortune, it was important to worship the deities on a daily basis. This included daily animal sacrifices. The gender of the animal being sacrificed would depend on the gender of the deity being worshiped and it was custom that white animals were sacrificed to gods of the upper world while black animals were sacrificed to gods of the underworld. (Alchin, 2015) Romans also believed in the prediction of omens. Aside from the college of pontiffs, a college of augurs were responsible for interpreting auspices, signs or warnings that the gods gave to men through natural phenomenon such as…

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