Religion and War in Ancient Greece and Rome

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What role did religion play in ancient warfare? Why did seers sacrifice goats at the start of battles? Were the ancients true believers?

Course featured, "Ancient Greek Civilisation" taught by Prof. Jeremy McInerney, Associate Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

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In some ways, ancient religion, with its reading of entrails, pantheons of gods, and constant demands of sacrifice, is alien to the modern civilised world, but in other ways, it's all pretty much the same. The gods moved in mysterious ways too. Here I run through vows, two kinds of sacrifice (hiera for divination, and sphagia for supplication), oracles, dedications, festivals, omens, and I end up talking about whether the people back then actually believed in it all literally.

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