Early Pagan religion in Mesopotamia -- The Rigveda and the Gods of Ancient India -- State religion in Ancient Egypt -- From myth to religion: The Olympian deities -- Household and local gods in Ancient Greece -- Feeding the gods: sacrificial religion -- Prayers, vows, divination and omens -- Delphi and other Greek sanctuaries -- Cults and mystery religions -- Philosophical critiques of Paganism -- Greek funerary practices and the Afterlife -- Egyptian influences on Ancient religion -- Ancient Roman ancestor worship -- Gods of the Roman household -- Gods of the Roman state -- Priests and ceremonies in the Roman Republic -- Religion, politics and war in Rome -- Rome's reactions to foreign religions -- The Roman calendar and sacred days -- Julius Caesar: a turning point in Roman religion -- Emperor worship in Rome -- Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians -- Justinian and the demise of paganism.
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