 The profound and fearful idea of substitution also meets us here: when the gods of the community were angry and nobody could be laid hold of as definitely guilty, the.y might be appeased by one who voluntarily gave himself up...  The History of Rome - Page 185by Theodor Mommsen - 1864Full view - About this book
 | Christianity - 1864 - 578 pages
...hold of as definitely guilty, they might be appeased by one who voluntarily gave himself up (ticvovcre se) ; and noxious chasms in the ground were closed,...presented to the gods. If acts of this nature are to ba called human sacrifices, then such sacrifices belonged to lhe essence of the Latin faith ; but we... | |
 | William Greenough Thayer Shedd - Theology, Doctrinal - 1888 - 572 pages
...in the ground were closed, and battles half-lost were converted into victories, when a brave citizen threw himself as an expiatory offering into the abyss, or upon the foe." Mommsen : Rome, I. xii. Mommsen adds that the compulsory substitution of the innocent for the guilty,... | |
 | George Thomas Bettany - Islam - 1893 - 342 pages
...laid hold of as definitely guilty, 276 they might be appeased by one who voluntarily gave himself up ; noxious chasms in the ground were closed, and battles...within a specified period were presented to the gods." This was no doubt a sacrifice in view of the removal of a calamity, and at first, no doubt, all infants... | |
 | Philip Van Ness Myers - Rome - 1900 - 616 pages
...as definitely guilty, the.y might be appeased by one who voluntarily gave himself up (devorere se); noxious chasms in the ground were closed," and battles...expiatory offering into the abyss or upon the foe." 10 21. The Legal Character of the Religion. — Another noteworthy feature of the Roman religion was... | |
 | Philip Van Ness Myers - Rome - 1900 - 616 pages
...appeased by one who voluntarily gave himself up (devorere se); noxious chasms in the ground were closed, 9 and battles half lost were converted into victories,...expiatory offering into the abyss or upon the foe." 10 21. The Legal Character of the Religion. — Another noteworthy feature of the Roman religion was... | |
 | Philip Van Ness Myers - Rome - 1900 - 616 pages
...appeased by one who voluntarily gave himself up (devorere se) ; noxious chasms in the ground were closed,9 and battles half lost were converted into victories,...an expiatory .offering into the abyss or upon the foe."10 21. The Legal Character of the Religion. — Another noteworthy feature of the Roman religion... | |
 | Philip Van Ness Myers - History, Ancient - 1904 - 770 pages
...might be appeased by one who voluntarily gave himself up ; noxious chasms in the ground were closed,1 and battles half lost were converted into victories...expiatory offering into the abyss or upon the foe " (Mommsen). Another noteworthy feature of the Roman religion was its legal character ; for the Roman... | |
 | Philip Van Ness Myers - Rome - 1904 - 370 pages
...might be appeased by one who voluntarily gave himself up ; noxious chasms in the ground were closed,1 and battles half lost were converted into victories...expiatory offering into the abyss or upon the foe " (Mommsen). Another noteworthy feature of the Roman religion was its legal character ; for the Roman... | |
 | PHILIP VAN NESS MYERS - 1904 - 808 pages
...might be appeased by one who voluntarily gave himself up; noxious chasms in the ground were closed, 1 and battles half lost were converted into victories...expiatory offering into the abyss or upon the foe " (Mommsen). Another noteworthy feature of the Roman religion was its legal character; for the Roman... | |
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