THE INFLUENCE OF FOREIGN TRADITIONS ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS IN THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37406/3041-1378/2025-5-5Keywords:
animism, astrology, priestly colleges, Roman Empire, foreign cults, magic, mysteries, religionAbstract
The article analyzes the process of transformation of religious beliefs in the early Roman Empire under the influence of foreign deities. On the one hand, the desire of the Roman emperors of the Julio-Claudian, Flavian, Antonine and Severan dynasties to preserve the religious traditions of the Republican period is noted, оn the other hand, a number of reasons have been identified that objectively forced the state authorities to change their attitude towards foreign cults, although the policy of the emperors evolved from resolute opposition to them during the time of Octavian Augustus to non-interference, and later to some support for his successors.It is stated that the emperors perceived religion as one of the decisive factors for the stability of the state, therefore they had to take into account the spiritual needs of the population of Rome. However, if foreign cults threatened the stability of the country, repressive measures were applied, as was the case with Druidism and Christianity.In general, differentiating between Roman citizens and adherents of foreign religious beliefs, non-believers were not considered enemies, so they, in fact, integrated into Roman society without hindrance.
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