. History of Rome and the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire . Fides, goodfaith in contracts; Terminus, respect for allrights; and with the exception of certainrustic divinities, who delighted in gaiety andlaughter—mIio allowed even far more—all thegods had the Eomau gravity. Still Ave shouldnot go as far as to repeat A\hat is said ofthis religion, that like the philosophy ofSocrates, it brought divinity doMu to earth,and obliged it to regulate the life and man-ners of men. The Socratic philosophy was a mighty effort ofreflection; the Eoman religion, on
. History of Rome and the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire . Fides, goodfaith in contracts; Terminus, respect for allrights; and with the exception of certainrustic divinities, who delighted in gaiety andlaughter—mIio allowed even far more—all thegods had the Eomau gravity. Still Ave shouldnot go as far as to repeat A\hat is said ofthis religion, that like the philosophy ofSocrates, it brought divinity doMu to earth,and obliged it to regulate the life and man-ners of men. The Socratic philosophy was a mighty effort ofreflection; the Eoman religion, on th(> contrary, sprang spon-taneously from customs, and in primitive ages customs precede^belief, Mhich in their turn preservers them. Tln^ Latino-Sabin(>])oi)idations, among whom the family tie \\as so strong, createddomestic gods win never can be innnoral, and their agriculturallife compelled them to have gods who protected property andagreements. Before he was cariied to the ends of the field toserve as the sacred boundary. Terminus had risen fiom the furrow-opened by the Latin Fides or Liuod iVitli. IV.—SAfEi?r) Colleges. Thus the Eoman religion is twofold in its nature. Thereis that of the State or of society as a whole, and that ofindividual persons; but there exists a very good understandingbetween the two, ])(>cause in the main it is the same thingansAvering to two different needs. The family has its Penates, -VA GAST. Good Faith, standing, holding some ears of corn and a Ijasketof fruit. Large bronze of Plotina. RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS IXSTITVTIOX:?. 101 which the State respects; the city its gods, which private imli-viduals hoiiom- uot only by associating themselves with the public
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