02-24-2009, 11:54 PM
Evocatio, the custom to pray to the gods of your enemy and ask them to join you (e.g., by promising a temple), is a Roman custom. It is also known from Hittite sources. Does anyone know of other non-Roman parallels?
Non-Roman evocatio
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Non-Roman evocatio - by Jona Lendering - 02-24-2009, 11:54 PM
Re: Non-Roman evocatio - by Epictetus - 02-25-2009, 09:09 AM
Re: Non-Roman evocatio - by jpvdgiessen - 02-26-2009, 07:15 PM
Re: Non-Roman evocatio - by Jona Lendering - 02-27-2009, 01:16 AM
Re: Non-Roman evocatio - by Epictetus - 02-27-2009, 08:37 AM
Re: Non-Roman evocatio - by Sean Manning - 02-27-2009, 07:20 PM
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