life after death

25 08, 2017

Cerveteri – Etruscan tomb architecture

By |2019-03-12T05:05:23-07:00August 25th, 2017|Architecture, Religion|Comments Off on Cerveteri – Etruscan tomb architecture

A street in the Etruscan cemetery at Cerveteri An Etruscan cemetery The Etruscans (ee-TRUSS-cans) of Northern Italy believed that it was important to keep cemeteries well separated from where people lived. You [...]

21 08, 2017

Gnostics – Early Christianity – Roman religion

By |2019-11-09T10:46:32-08:00August 21st, 2017|Religion, Romans|Comments Off on Gnostics – Early Christianity – Roman religion

The Gnostics - Books of Roman Gnostic writings from Nag Hammadi in Egypt (300s AD) When were the Gnostics? About the time of Jesus, about 100 BC-100 AD, people living in the Eastern [...]

13 07, 2017

Greek mystery cults – ancient Greece

By |2018-04-23T10:04:50-07:00July 13th, 2017|Greeks, Religion|Comments Off on Greek mystery cults – ancient Greece

Torchlight parade (this one is actually in India) Most Greek religious rituals were about sacrifice to the gods. But there was another form of religious activity also, which we call the mystery cults. [...]

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