Comments on: A Roman soldier’s altar in Britain http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/289 History fetish? What history fetish? Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:38:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: livius drusus http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/289#comment-14815 livius drusus Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:16:16 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/289#comment-14815 Clearly you are a man of refined tastes. Clearly you are a man of refined tastes.

]]> By: Clutch http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/289#comment-14814 Clutch Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:05:22 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/289#comment-14814 I love this story. You guys already said why. I love this story. You guys already said why.

]]> By: livius drusus http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/289#comment-14793 livius drusus Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:18:14 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/289#comment-14793 So true. Religious rituals and sacrifices were such a major part of daily life for Roman people. It's easy to forget about that when you read about military and political history, but these sorts of finds really bring home the realization that everyday people going about their business were constantly in communication with their deities. "I swear to God" wasn't just a throwaway phrase for them. They really meant it, and they had the pigeons/carvings/burnt offerings to prove it. So true. Religious rituals and sacrifices were such a major part of daily life for Roman people. It’s easy to forget about that when you read about military and political history, but these sorts of finds really bring home the realization that everyday people going about their business were constantly in communication with their deities.

“I swear to God” wasn’t just a throwaway phrase for them. They really meant it, and they had the pigeons/carvings/burnt offerings to prove it.

]]> By: Dina http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/289#comment-14790 Dina Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:11:10 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/289#comment-14790 Oh I love these so human touches in archaeology. How many of us today ever thank our God or gods in writing or with some visible marker? And Aelius Victor chiseled his in STONE. Oh I love these so human touches in archaeology. How many of us today ever thank our God or gods in writing or with some visible marker? And Aelius Victor chiseled his in STONE.

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