This page groups sacred sites by their physical type. Wikipedia lists "sacred groves... sacred mountains, sacred trees, sacred waters, tombs" among the recognized types of sacred place. Browsing by site type lets a visitor compare a sacred mountain against a sacred spring or a venerated tomb.
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What Defines This GroupingTemples, altars and precincts of Roman public cult, in which religion was a civic and legal act performed by magistrates on the state's behalf and correctness of procedure mattered more than inward belief. Roman cult travelled with the empire and absorbed local gods by identifying them with its own rather than by replacing them. 2 Learn More
Sacred sites of ancient Rome
This group holds the sacred sites of ancient Roman religion, the temples, altars and sacred precincts of the Roman state cult and its many gods. Roman sacred architecture spread across the empire, from the temples of the Capitol to provincial sanctuaries.
The browser will find the temples and religious monuments of the Roman world. The entries describe each site's deity and function, treating them as remains of a historical religion.
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Sources
1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. Religions of Rome, Volume 1: A History
Mary Beard, John North and Simon Price, Cambridge University Press, 1998View the Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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