The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism

Name: The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism
Author: Cumont, Franz

Cumont, Franz

Paganism -- Rome; Religions; Rome -- Religion

Ablutions, Ritualistic, 208.
  Absolutism, 38, 141, 161.
  Abstinence, 40.
  Abydos, 89, 98, 99, 237 n. 78;
    Isis in, 99;
    Liturgy of, 97;
    Mysteries of, 237 n. 77;
    Phallophories of, 78.
  Achemenides, 127, 135, 143.
  Adonis, 110;
    and Attis, 69.
  AEsculapius and Eshmoun, 21;
    Serpent sacred to, 173.
  _Aeterna domus_, 240 n. 91.
  _Aeternus, Deus_, 130.
  Africa, Isis in, 83.
  Agatha, St., 237 n. 73.
  Agathocles, 79, 80.
  Agrippa forbids worship of Isis, 82.
  Ahriman, 152, 190, 199;
    and Satan, 153, 266 n. 36.
  Ahura-Mazda, 127, 145;
    and Bel, 146.
  Alexander, 135;
    of Aphrodisias, 276 n. 54;
    Polyhistor, 255 n. 66.
  Alexandria, 84;
    Greek influence in, 75f.;
    Isis in, 90, 232 n. 33.
  Alexandrian calendar, 84;
    mysteries, 99, 240 n. 91.
  Amasis, 86.
  Amber road, 216 n. 12.
  Ambrosiaster, 204.
  Ameretat, 145.
  _Amici Augusti_, 137.
  Ammianus Marcellinus, 211.
  Ammon, 230 n. 9.
  Amshaspends, 145, 263 n. 20.
  Anahita, 54, 65, 145;
    and Ishtar, 146;
    Cybele and, 227 n. 32.
  Ananke, 182.
  Anatolia, 47, 139, 143.
  Andros, 76.
  Angels, 138, 152, 207, 267 n. 38.
  Animals, 116;
    sacred in Egypt, 78, 230f. n. 11;
    sacred in Phrygia, 48;
    sacred in Syria, 115f.
  Animism, 183.
  Anti-gods, 152.
  Antinous, 86.
  Antiochus, the Great, 105;
    of Commagene, 124, 264 n. 26.
  Antonines, 140.
  Antoninus Pius, 111.
  Antony, 82.
  Anubis, 77.
  _Apertio_, 95.
  Aphaca, 246 n. 40.
  Aphrodite and Isis, 89.
  Apion, 218 n. 20.
  Apollo and Mithra, 155.
  Apollodorus of Damascus, 8.
  Apuleius, 20, 79, 97, 104, 129.
  Aquileia, Isis in, 83.
  Aquitania, 108.
  Arabia, Astrology in, 275 n. 48.
  Aramaic, 146.
  Archeology as source, 16.
  Architecture, 8, 216 n. 11.
  Archon, 126.
  Aristotle, 138.
  Arius, 288 n. 30.
  Arles, 216 n. 12.
  Armenia, 144.
  Army. See "Soldiers" and "Militia."
  Arnobius, 204, 223 n. 38, 226 n. 30, 236 n. 65, 277 n. 57, 287 n. 25.
  Arsacides, 135.
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  Arsinoe, Serapeum in, 79.
  Art, Astrology in, 164, 168;
    Egyptian, 86;
    in Persia, 141;
    Influence of Oriental, 7;
    of Oriental religions, 33;
    of paganism, 17, 218 n. 23.
  Artaxerxes, 137.
  Artemis and Cybele, 227 n. 32.
  Aryans, Nature worship of, 145.
  Ascalon, 117.
  Asceticism, 40f., 51, 157.
  Asia Minor, 46ff., 197;
    Isis in, 80;
    Mazdaism in, 145;
    Mithraism in, 143.
  Astarte, 120, 243 n. 21;
    Immorality of, 118.
  Astrology, 207;
    and magic, 32, 162ff.;
    Babylonian, 151;
    Chaldean, 199;
    Christian theology and, 260 n. 89;
    in Syria, 123, 133;
    Origin of, 170, 272 n. 19;
    religious, 169.
  Atar, 145.
  Atargatis, 103ff.;
    and Venus, 123;
    Fish sacred to, 117.
  Athens, Serapis in, 79.
  Atonement, 40.
  Attalus, 47, 51.
  Attica, Attis and Cybele in, 62.
  Attis, x, 22, 48, 53, 69, 197, 225 n. 21;
    and Cybele, 62f.;
    Death of, 59;
    Hymns to, 217 n. 14;
    in Greece, 57;
    _Menotyrannus_, 61.

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The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism

Cumont, Franz

Paganism -- Rome; Religions; Rome -- Religion

Ablutions, Ritualistic, 208.
  Absolutism, 38, 141, 161.
  Abstinence, 40.
  Abydos, 89, 98, 99, 237 n. 78;
    Isis in, 99;
    Liturgy of, 97;
    Mysteries of, 237 n. 77;
    Phallophories of, 78.
  Achemenides, 127, 135, 143.
  Adonis, 110;
    and Attis, 69.
  AEsculapius and Eshmoun, 21;
    Serpent sacred to, 173.
  _Aeterna domus_, 240 n. 91.
  _Aeternus, Deus_, 130.
  Africa, Isis in, 83.
  Agatha, St., 237 n. 73.
  Agathocles, 79, 80.
  Agrippa forbids worship of Isis, 82.
  Ahriman, 152, 190, 199;
    and Satan, 153, 266 n. 36.
  Ahura-Mazda, 127, 145;
    and Bel, 146.
  Alexander, 135;
    of Aphrodisias, 276 n. 54;
    Polyhistor, 255 n. 66.
  Alexandria, 84;
    Greek influence in, 75f.;
    Isis in, 90, 232 n. 33.
  Alexandrian calendar, 84;
    mysteries, 99, 240 n. 91.
  Amasis, 86.
  Amber road, 216 n. 12.
  Ambrosiaster, 204.
  Ameretat, 145.
  _Amici Augusti_, 137.
  Ammianus Marcellinus, 211.
  Ammon, 230 n. 9.
  Amshaspends, 145, 263 n. 20.
  Anahita, 54, 65, 145;
    and Ishtar, 146;
    Cybele and, 227 n. 32.
  Ananke, 182.
  Anatolia, 47, 139, 143.
  Andros, 76.
  Angels, 138, 152, 207, 267 n. 38.
  Animals, 116;
    sacred in Egypt, 78, 230f. n. 11;
    sacred in Phrygia, 48;
    sacred in Syria, 115f.
  Animism, 183.
  Anti-gods, 152.
  Antinous, 86.
  Antiochus, the Great, 105;
    of Commagene, 124, 264 n. 26.
  Antonines, 140.
  Antoninus Pius, 111.
  Antony, 82.
  Anubis, 77.
  _Apertio_, 95.
  Aphaca, 246 n. 40.
  Aphrodite and Isis, 89.
  Apion, 218 n. 20.
  Apollo and Mithra, 155.
  Apollodorus of Damascus, 8.
  Apuleius, 20, 79, 97, 104, 129.
  Aquileia, Isis in, 83.
  Aquitania, 108.
  Arabia, Astrology in, 275 n. 48.
  Aramaic, 146.
  Archeology as source, 16.
  Architecture, 8, 216 n. 11.
  Archon, 126.
  Aristotle, 138.
  Arius, 288 n. 30.
  Arles, 216 n. 12.
  Armenia, 144.
  Army. See "Soldiers" and "Militia."
  Arnobius, 204, 223 n. 38, 226 n. 30, 236 n. 65, 277 n. 57, 287 n. 25.
  Arsacides, 135.
  {290}
  Arsinoe, Serapeum in, 79.
  Art, Astrology in, 164, 168;
    Egyptian, 86;
    in Persia, 141;
    Influence of Oriental, 7;
    of Oriental religions, 33;
    of paganism, 17, 218 n. 23.
  Artaxerxes, 137.
  Artemis and Cybele, 227 n. 32.
  Aryans, Nature worship of, 145.
  Ascalon, 117.
  Asceticism, 40f., 51, 157.
  Asia Minor, 46ff., 197;
    Isis in, 80;
    Mazdaism in, 145;
    Mithraism in, 143.
  Astarte, 120, 243 n. 21;
    Immorality of, 118.
  Astrology, 207;
    and magic, 32, 162ff.;
    Babylonian, 151;
    Chaldean, 199;
    Christian theology and, 260 n. 89;
    in Syria, 123, 133;
    Origin of, 170, 272 n. 19;
    religious, 169.
  Atar, 145.
  Atargatis, 103ff.;
    and Venus, 123;
    Fish sacred to, 117.
  Athens, Serapis in, 79.
  Atonement, 40.
  Attalus, 47, 51.
  Attica, Attis and Cybele in, 62.
  Attis, x, 22, 48, 53, 69, 197, 225 n. 21;
    and Cybele, 62f.;
    Death of, 59;
    Hymns to, 217 n. 14;
    in Greece, 57;
    _Menotyrannus_, 61.

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