Gods and Kult

The domestic Lares were guardians of  the house and the occupants. With a spiritual connection to the ancestors of the housefather they were mostly worshiped in small temples or shrines.

The domestic Lares were guardians of  the house and the occupants. With a spiritual connection to the ancestors of the housefather they were mostly worshiped in small temples or shrines.

The domestic Lares were guardians of  the house and the occupants. With a spiritual connection to the ancestors of the housefather they were mostly worshiped in small temples or shrines.

The originals of this small tripod bowls were probably candlesticks, but they could also by used as incense or sacrificial bowls.

Jupiter Optimus Maximus, the "best and the greatest" of all gods, was equated with the greek Zeus. He was the god of the skys and spreads fear and terror among his foes by hurling lightnings and thunder.

Jupiter Optimus Maximus, the "best and the greatest" of all gods, was equated with the greek Zeus. He was the god of the skys and spreads fear and terror among his foes by hurling lightnings and thunder.

The statue bases on original finds from Augusta Raurica / Switzerland and was reconstructed in a fitting size comparing our Jupiter statue. The figure consísts of heavy, massive bronze.

The statue bases on original finds from eastern Gaul and Germania with so-called head-wings. The figure consísts of heavy, massive bronze.

The genius was very important in the domestic roman cult. He was the familiar spirit of the dominus, the father of the family (pater familias), symbolizing his physical and psychical power.

The genius was very important in the domestic roman cult. He was the familiar spirit of the dominus, the father of the family (pater familias), symbolizing his physical and psychical power.

The domestic Lares were guardians of  the house and the occupants. With a spiritual connection to the ancestors of the housefather they were mostly worshiped in small temples or shrines.

The domestic Lares were guardians of  the house and the occupants. With a spiritual connection to the ancestors of the housefather they were mostly worshiped in small temples or shrines.