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With rivalry in ancient Rome so fierce, a good wife proved a roman politician's most reliable asset and his most valuable political resource.

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Roman religion was transformed by contact with conquered regions, introducing new gods and goddesses as well as new forms of worship often associated with mystery cults.

The early Christians absorbed certain pagan practices into observances of Christmas.

Earth spirits in ancient Rome, as well as the spirits of those who had died, watched over the every day lives of the Romans cheerfully - unless one forgot to give thanks.

The Vestal Virgins were perhaps the most prized priestesses of Rome, because they protected what was most sacred among the city's ideals - the home fires.

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The early Christian church faced many internal and external struggles in the first centuries of the Roman Empire but ultimately prevailed as a powerful institution.

This is one of Rosemary Sutcliffe's best historical novels for children. It is also one of her darkest.