Salve amici,
Well I'm back, to a degree. So sorry for the long period of inactivity. Events have been hectic but hopfully this message will herald my magnificent return
I've noticed one or two articles on here pertaining to Lararium practices and this led me to ask this particular question. I realise this wont pertain to every practitioner of the Religio Romana, but hear me out and give me your thoughts on the matter.
The Lararium is centred around ancestor worship, we all know an agree upon this. The question I posit is can someone, say for example myself, pay homage to the deceased members of the gens Flavii?, considering that it was an actual Roman family at one point that we know of. Or, yes OR!, can worship only be delivered to my own biological family members of past generations and anything I say to the gen Flavii (and yes I'm talking about Vespasian and his lot, and I realise there were other Flavii gens) can only be taken in the context of the Cult of the Divine Emperors? Is it possible to 'adopt' a past Roman family with the adoption of a factual Roman family name or is it more a show of respect and admiration?
Well...chew on that for awhile.
Vale,
A. Flavius