SOME RELIGIOUS CUSTOMS
"In the house of every Greek and Roman was an altar; on this altar there had always to be a small quantity of ashes, and a few lighted coals. The fire ceased to glow upon the altar only when the entire family had perished; an extinguished hearth, an extinguished family, were synonymous expressions among the ancients."
—De Coulanges
The Pagan Religion.
Society in Rome under the Caesars. William Ralph Inge. Chap. i.
Rome: The Eternal City. Clara Erskine Clement. Vol. i, Chap. i.
Social Life at Rome in the Age of Cicero. W. Warde Fowler. Chap. xi.
Some Roman Goddesses.
Classic Myths in English Literature. Charles Mills Gayley. Chap. x.