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... temple Belief in divination and astrology Belief in witchcraft. also in charge of the temple of the city god . The spouse of the ensi had charge of the temple of the city goddess , and the children of the ensi administered the temples of ...
... temple Belief in divination and astrology Belief in witchcraft. also in charge of the temple of the city god . The spouse of the ensi had charge of the temple of the city goddess , and the children of the ensi administered the temples of ...
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... temple personnel , partly by members of the community holding temple land in some form of tenure - it was unavoidable that temples should vie in economic importance with similar large private estates or with estates belonging to the ...
... temple personnel , partly by members of the community holding temple land in some form of tenure - it was unavoidable that temples should vie in economic importance with similar large private estates or with estates belonging to the ...
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... temples were modest in size , but the temple at Pergamum ( modern Bergama , Turkey ) was a great basil- ica with a vaulted roof and strong towers , in the fashion of the best Roman architecture . The Isis temple that the emperor ...
... temples were modest in size , but the temple at Pergamum ( modern Bergama , Turkey ) was a great basil- ica with a vaulted roof and strong towers , in the fashion of the best Roman architecture . The Isis temple that the emperor ...
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