Cultus Deorum Romanorum
Cultus Deorum Romanorum
The Worship of the Roman Gods
Cultus Deourm Romanorum
The Cultus Deourm Romanorum is the official religion of the Imperivm Romanvm and will be used as a state religion would for a country within the Imperivm Romanvm. This however does not mean followers of other religions would be discriminated against nor prevented from joining. We see all people as equal.
The Cultus Deorum Romanorum is our attempt to reconstruct ancient Roman religion in the most accurate way possible, using only solid evidence for the basis of our practice. This means that this religion cannot be properly followed or approached by inserting foreign deity's names into a prayer or ritual or rite.
The aim of the Cultus Deorum Romanorum and the Imperivm Romanvm is to uphold Pax Deorum, the peace with the gods. This was and should forever be considered the default state of being and nature. The Pax Deorum is the peaceful co-existance between the divine and human properties of nature and the world as well as beings.
Camillus Programme
In the Imperivm Romanvm we run a training program for prospective sacerdotes called the camillus programme.
This program is an extended education course on how to properly prepare, conduct and perform rituals for a chosen divinity. This teaches mostly the Ritus Graecus and Ritus Romanus. This program goes over misconceptions, correct form and communication, basic Latin, and much more!
In addition this programme comes with a 200+ page information sheet and various other materials. This does require a few hours a week to complete lessons and homework and also requires a monthly ritual to be recorded either through video, text or audio.
Cultus Deorum in Roma Antiqua
The ancient Romans never considered their religion as a seperate thing or entity as they saw their religion and belief as a part of everyday life. They did not draw a distinction between the two concepts and did not consider themselves as religious or zealous.
However when looking back on Roman Religion we tend to see that the religion should not be considered a single religion but we can draw the lines at individual groups or "cults." In modern society this word has negative connotations but in actuality most alternative beliefs would be considered cults to the Romans.
Most inclusively, "Roman religion" could mean any religious belief or practice that was held or performed by any person who could be considered a Roman in their lifetime. As such, in addition to the traditional sacra publica (state cults) and sacra privata (private cults), this includes such "foreign cults" as Judaism, early Christianity, various Egyptian cults and much more.
Household Worship
Many people cite household worship as being difficult to find information on! We cover it in multiple articles and have a master article here.
All Articles on the Cultus Deorum Romanorum
This link can show you all articles tagged with being in relation to the Cultus Deorum Romanorum
Calendar for the Cultus Deorum Romanorum
The Calendar can be accessed through Google Calendar or gets added as events on the Discord.