{"id":169026,"date":"2026-09-05T14:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/?page_id=169026"},"modified":"2026-09-05T14:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:30:24","slug":"larar-romverskir-verndarandar-heimilisins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/is\/larar-romverskir-verndarandar-heimilisins\/","title":{"rendered":"Larar \u2013 r\u00f3mverskir verndarandar heimilisins"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Larar \u2013 verndarandar heimilis, fj\u00f6lskyldu og krossgatna<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Verndarandar<\/span>R\u00f3m<\/a>Heimilisandar<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Larar eru me\u00f0al kunnuglegustu vera \u00ed r\u00f3mverskri hversdagstr\u00fa. Sem verndarandar v\u00f6ktu\u00f0u \u00feeir yfir heimilinu, fj\u00f6lskyldunni og krossg\u00f6tum vega. D\u00fdrkun<\/span> \u00feeirra tengdi saman heimilisl\u00edfi\u00f0 og hi\u00f0 opinbera sv\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Yfirlit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Larar teljast me\u00f0al einkennandi vera r\u00f3mverskrar tr\u00faar. \u00deeir voru ekki miklir gu\u00f0ir me\u00f0 \u00fatf\u00e6r\u00f0ar go\u00f0s\u00f6gur, heldur verndarandar sem voru n\u00e1tengdir \u00e1kve\u00f0num st\u00f6\u00f0um og f\u00e9lagslegum einingum.<\/p>

\u00cd mi\u00f0junni st\u00f3\u00f0 Lar familiaris<\/em>, verndarandi einstaka heimilisins og \u00edb\u00faa \u00feess, sem a\u00f0 r\u00f3mverskum skilningi taldi einnig \u00fer\u00e6la. Vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 hans st\u00f3\u00f0u Lares compitales<\/em>, sem voru d\u00fdrka\u00f0ir vi\u00f0 compita<\/em>, krossg\u00f6tur vega, og verndu\u00f0u n\u00e1grenni\u00f0.<\/p>

Tr\u00faars\u00f6gulega eru larar d\u00e6mi um n\u00e1in tengsl tr\u00faar og f\u00e9lagslegrar skipanar \u00ed r\u00f3mverskri hugsun. \u00dear sem menn bjuggu saman e\u00f0a landamerki m\u00e6ttust, var tali\u00f0 a\u00f0 larar v\u00e6ru a\u00f0 verki. D\u00fdrkunin<\/span> var \u00feannig bundnari framkv\u00e6md og sta\u00f0 en l\u00e6rd\u00f3mi.<\/p>

\u00cd eldri ranns\u00f3knum voru larar oft t\u00falka\u00f0ir sem forfe\u00f0raandar, en \u00ed n\u00fdrri verkum eru \u00feeir fremur skildir sem sta\u00f0arandar sem trygg\u00f0u v\u00f6xt og velgengni \u00e1kve\u00f0ins sv\u00e6\u00f0is. N\u00e1kv\u00e6m afm\u00f6rkun gagnvart r\u00f3mversku<\/a> Manes og Penates var \u00f3lj\u00f3s allt fram \u00e1 forn\u00f6ld<\/span>.<\/p>

Mikilv\u00e6gi laranna n\u00e1\u00f0i fr\u00e1 minnstu b\u00e6ndab\u00fdlum til h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgarinnar. Keisarinn \u00c1g\u00fastus tengdi d\u00fdrkun laranna vi\u00f0 endurskipulagning borgarhverfa og batt hana vi\u00f0 sinn eigin genius. \u00deannig var\u00f0 \u00far al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0legri heimilisd\u00fdrkun \u00fe\u00e1ttur \u00ed tr\u00faarskipan r\u00edkisins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Nafn og or\u00f0sifjar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nafni\u00f0 Lar<\/em>, fleirtala Lares<\/em>, er ekki fullkomlega sk\u00fdrt \u00e1 tungum\u00e1lafr\u00e6\u00f0ilegan h\u00e1tt. Forn\u00f6ldin<\/span> sj\u00e1lf \u00feekkti margar t\u00falkanir \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 nein \u00feeirra yr\u00f0i r\u00e1\u00f0andi.<\/p>

Algeng tilg\u00e1ta \u00ed n\u00fat\u00edmaranns\u00f3knum tengir or\u00f0i\u00f0 vi\u00f0 etr\u00faska r\u00f3t, \u00fev\u00ed lar<\/em> kemur fyrir \u00ed etr\u00fasku sem hluti af n\u00f6fnum og sem heiti \u00e1 herra e\u00f0a fursta. Hvort af \u00fev\u00ed hafi or\u00f0i\u00f0 til tr\u00faarlegt hugtak, e\u00f0a hvort \u00f6fugt hafi lat\u00ednuor\u00f0 veri\u00f0 teki\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00e1ni, er ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 \u00e1kvar\u00f0a me\u00f0 vissu.<\/p>

\u00d6nnur t\u00falkunarl\u00edna tengir nafni\u00f0 vi\u00f0 or\u00f0 um hina d\u00e1nu e\u00f0a um greftrun og sty\u00f0ur \u00feannig eldri kenninguna um forfe\u00f0raanda. Heimildirnar tala sj\u00e1lfar \u00e1 einum sta\u00f0 um Lares<\/em> sem syni gy\u00f0ju a\u00f0 nafni Mania<\/em> e\u00f0a Lara<\/em>, sem aftur bendir til tengsla vi\u00f0 undirheima.<\/p>

Mikilv\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 R\u00f3mverjar v\u00f6ldu fremur fleirt\u00f6lu. Jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt tala\u00f0 s\u00e9 um Lar familiaris<\/em> \u00ed eint\u00f6lu, birtast \u00ed heimilishelgid\u00f3minum yfirleitt tv\u00e6r laraf\u00edg\u00farur.<\/p>

Fj\u00f6lbreytnin samsvara\u00f0i \u00feeirri hugmynd a\u00f0 um v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a h\u00f3p samsvarandi verndaranda, ekki einstakling me\u00f0 \u00e6vis\u00f6gu. Hugtaki\u00f0 h\u00e9lst \u00feannig sveigjanlegt og var flutt yfir \u00e1 \u00fdmis sv\u00e6\u00f0i, fr\u00e1 heimilinu til krossgatna, akra, sj\u00f3lei\u00f0a og heilla fer\u00f0a.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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L\u00fdsing og myndm\u00e1l<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Myndr\u00e6n framsetning laranna er vel \u00feekkt af fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rgum fundum fr\u00e1 Pompei, Herculaneum og \u00f6\u00f0rum st\u00f6\u00f0um. D\u00e6miger\u00f0ur lar birtist sem ungleg karlmannsvera \u00ed stuttum, beltisbundnum kyrtli, oft \u00ed dansspori e\u00f0a me\u00f0 f\u00f3t \u00e1 lofti, \u00ed kvikri hreyfingu.<\/p>

\u00cd h\u00f6ndum s\u00ednum heldur hann yfirleitt drykkjarhorn, rhyton<\/em>, og flata offusk\u00e1l, pateru<\/em>, en einnig s\u00e9st hann me\u00f0 f\u00f6tu.<\/p>

F\u00edg\u00farurnar st\u00f3\u00f0u \u00ed lararium<\/em>, heimilishelgid\u00f3minum, sem eftir efnahag heimilisins var \u00fatf\u00e6r\u00f0ur sem m\u00e1lu\u00f0 skot, l\u00edtil timburhof e\u00f0a vanda\u00f0ar veggmyndir. Oft eru tveir dansandi larar s\u00fdndir \u00e1 hvorri hli\u00f0 mi\u00f0l\u00e6grar veru.<\/p>

\u00deessi mi\u00f0l\u00e6ga vera er venjulega genius<\/em> h\u00fasherrans, sem s\u00fdnir manninn \u00ed togu og me\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 huli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rn<\/span>. Undir senunni hlykkjast oft sn\u00e1kur, sem er t\u00falka\u00f0ur sem verndarandi sta\u00f0arins e\u00f0a sem birting frj\u00f3semiskraftar heimilisins.<\/p>

Hreyfing laraf\u00edg\u00faranna er \u00e1berandi og a\u00f0greinir \u00fe\u00e6r fr\u00e1 r\u00f3legri tign margra annarra r\u00f3mverskra gu\u00f0amynda. \u00de\u00e6r virka fremur eins og \u00fej\u00f3nandi, kvikir andar en tignarlegir gu\u00f0ir. \u00deessi myndhef\u00f0 h\u00e9lst fur\u00f0u st\u00f6\u00f0ug um aldir og var \u00fatbreidd um allan r\u00f3mverska vesturhlutann, sem bendir til fastrar myndhef\u00f0ar fyrir heimilisd\u00fdrkun.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Go\u00f0s\u00f6gulegar fr\u00e1sagnir og munnm\u00e6li<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00d3l\u00edkt hinum st\u00f3ru gu\u00f0um h\u00f6f\u00f0u Lararnir varla neinar \u00fatf\u00e6r\u00f0ar go\u00f0s\u00f6gur. \u00deeir voru starfsandar, \u00fear sem mikilv\u00e6gi \u00feeirra l\u00e1 \u00ed hagn\u00fdtri i\u00f0kun, ekki \u00ed fr\u00e1s\u00f6gnum. \u00de\u00f3 eru til nokkrar b\u00f3kmenntalegar tilv\u00edsanir sem gefa \u00feeim fors\u00f6gu.<\/p>

Sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 \u00d3vid\u00edus greinir \u00ed verki s\u00ednu Fasti<\/em> fr\u00e1 n\u00fdmfunni Lara, sem var straffu\u00f0 af J\u00fap\u00edter fyrir kjaftaskap sinn og send til undirheimanna.<\/p>

\u00c1 lei\u00f0inni \u00feanga\u00f0 gerir Merk\u00far\u00edus tv\u00edbura me\u00f0 henni, Lares<\/em>, sem s\u00ed\u00f0an vaka yfir vegam\u00f3tum. \u00deessi fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn er b\u00f3kmenntaleg sm\u00ed\u00f0 fr\u00e1 keisarat\u00edmanum og \u00e1tti a\u00f0 gefa Lara-d\u00fdrkuninni go\u00f0s\u00f6gulegan uppruna.<\/p>

\u00cd gamanleik Pl\u00e1tusar kemur Lar familiaris<\/em> fram sem talandi leiksvi\u00f0spers\u00f3na. \u00cd forleik Aulularia<\/em> \u00fatsk\u00fdrir hann a\u00f0 hann vaki yfir h\u00fasinu og fj\u00e1rsj\u00f3\u00f0i sem falinn er \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed, og a\u00f0 hann hugsi um \u00edb\u00faana \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 hversu vandlega \u00feeir s\u00fdna honum s\u00f3ma.<\/p>

\u00deessi tilv\u00edsun er tr\u00faars\u00f6gulega mikilv\u00e6g, \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fan s\u00fdnir hvernig h\u00fasandinn var skilinn \u00ed daglegu l\u00edfi, sem athugull v\u00f6r\u00f0ur sem ver\u00f0launar tr\u00far\u00e6kni<\/span> og tekur illa vanr\u00e6kslu.<\/p>

Munnm\u00e6lin<\/span> um Lararna ur\u00f0u \u00ed heild sinni brotakennd. S\u00f6gu \u00feeirra er au\u00f0veldara a\u00f0 endurgera \u00fat fr\u00e1 fornleifafundum, \u00e1letrunum og hj\u00e1lei\u00f0um \u00ed b\u00f3kmenntum en \u00fat fr\u00e1 heilst\u00e6\u00f0um go\u00f0sagnahring. \u00deessi \u00feekkingarsta\u00f0a gerir \u00fe\u00e1 einmitt a\u00f0 mikilv\u00e6gu vitni um a\u00f0 r\u00f3mversk tr\u00fa var a\u00f0 m\u00f6rgu leyti tr\u00fa athafnarinnar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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D\u00fdrkun og tilbei\u00f0sla<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Lara-d\u00fdrkunin var dj\u00fapt r\u00f3tfest \u00e1 heimilinu. \u00c1 hverjum degi gat h\u00fasb\u00f3ndinn e\u00f0a h\u00fasfreyjan f\u00e6r\u00f0 L\u00f6runum litlar gjafir, eitthva\u00f0 af mat, reykelsi, v\u00edn e\u00f0a bl\u00f3m.<\/p>

S\u00e9rst\u00f6k athygli var veitt L\u00f6runum \u00e1 kalendae, nonae og idus hvers m\u00e1na\u00f0ar, sem og \u00e1 fj\u00f6lskyldut\u00edmam\u00f3tum. \u00deegar ungur ma\u00f0ur kl\u00e6ddist toga virilis<\/em>, \u00feegar br\u00fa\u00f0ur flutti inn \u00ed n\u00fdtt heimili e\u00f0a \u00feegar einhver kom heim \u00far fer\u00f0alagi, heyr\u00f0i f\u00f3rn<\/span> til L\u00f6runum til.<\/p>

\u00c1 opinberum vettvangi st\u00f3\u00f0u Lares compitales<\/em>. \u00c1 vegam\u00f3tum voru l\u00edtil helgir\u00fdmi, \u00fear sem d\u00fdrkunin<\/span> var borin uppi af hverfissamt\u00f6kum. \u00c1rlega h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0in Compitalia<\/em> \u00e1 vetrum var hreyfanleg h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0, \u00fear sem dagsetningin var \u00e1kve\u00f0in af yfirv\u00f6ldum hvert \u00e1r.<\/p>

Vi\u00f0 \u00feetta tilefni voru helgir\u00fdmin skreytt og fram f\u00f3ru f\u00f3rnir og sameiginlegt fagna\u00f0arhald \u00edb\u00faanna. \u00deessi samt\u00f6k, collegia compitalicia<\/em>, h\u00f6f\u00f0u um t\u00edma verulegt p\u00f3lit\u00edskt v\u00e6gi, sem var\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feau voru \u00edtreka\u00f0 h\u00f6mlu\u00f0 \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0t\u00edma l\u00fd\u00f0veldisins.<\/p>

\u00c1g\u00fastus endurskipulag\u00f0i d\u00fdrkun vegam\u00f3tanna fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 7 fyrir okkar t\u00edmatal. Hann skipti borginni \u00ed hverfi og l\u00e9t d\u00fdrka Lares Augusti<\/em> \u00e1 vegam\u00f3tunum saman vi\u00f0 sinn eigin Genius.<\/p>

\u00c1byrg\u00f0in l\u00e1 hj\u00e1 vicomagistri<\/em>, oft frelsingjum, sem \u00fear me\u00f0 fengu tr\u00faarlegt og f\u00e9lagslegt hlutverk. \u00deannig var heimilisd\u00fdrkunin felld inn \u00ed skipulag keisaratr\u00faarins.<\/p>

Aldur Lara-d\u00fdrkunarins n\u00e6r samkv\u00e6mt munnm\u00e6lunum<\/span> langt aftur til frumt\u00edmans. Compitalia var me\u00f0al fastra daga \u00ed h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0arskr\u00e1 l\u00fd\u00f0veldisins, en n\u00e1kv\u00e6m dagsetning hennar var ekki fastbundin, heldur \u00e1kve\u00f0in \u00e1r hvert stuttu eftir Saturnaliuh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ina me\u00f0 tilkynningu fr\u00e1 pretor e\u00f0a \u00f6\u00f0ru yfirvaldi.<\/p>

\u00deessi hreyfanlega t\u00edmasetning tengdi h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ina vi\u00f0 lok landb\u00fana\u00f0ar\u00e1rsins. Cat\u00f3 eldri nefnir \u00ed riti s\u00ednu um landb\u00fana\u00f0 d\u00fdrkun Lara af b\u00fastj\u00f3ra og konu hans, og s\u00fdnir \u00feannig a\u00f0 d\u00fdrkunin<\/span> haf\u00f0i fastan sess einnig \u00e1 st\u00f3ru landsetri.<\/p>

D\u00ed\u00f3n\u00fds\u00edos fr\u00e1 Halikarnassos rekur stofnun vegam\u00f3tahelgir\u00fdmanna til konungs Serviusar Tulliusar, aftursetning sem \u00e1tti a\u00f0 undirstrika h\u00e1a st\u00f6\u00f0u d\u00fdrkunarinnar. \u00c1 s\u00ed\u00f0t\u00edma l\u00fd\u00f0veldisins voru collegia compitalicia margsinnis leyst upp me\u00f0 \u00e1lyktun \u00f6ldungar\u00e1\u00f0sins, \u00fear sem \u00feau \u00fe\u00f3ttu samkomusta\u00f0ir borgar\u00f3lgu, og aftur h\u00f6mlu\u00f0 undir stj\u00f3rn Sesars.<\/p>

\u00c1g\u00fast\u00ednska endurskipulagningin fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 7 fyrir okkar t\u00edmatal ger\u00f0i \u00feessa hugsanlega \u00f3lgus\u00f6mu stofnun a\u00f0 skipul\u00f6g\u00f0um \u00fe\u00e6tti borgarstj\u00f3rnarinnar. R\u00f3m var skipt \u00ed fj\u00f3rt\u00e1n hverfi og fj\u00f6lda vici, og \u00e1 hverju \u00fatb\u00fanu vegam\u00f3ti st\u00f3\u00f0 h\u00e9\u00f0an \u00ed fr\u00e1 helgireitur<\/span> Lares Augusti.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Verndara\u00f0ger\u00f0ir og fr\u00e1hrindandi t\u00e1kn<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Lararnir voru \u00e1litnir ver\u00f0ir yfir velfer\u00f0 sk\u00fdrt afmarka\u00f0s sv\u00e6\u00f0is. \u00c1 heimilinu trygg\u00f0u \u00feeir samkv\u00e6mt r\u00f3mverskri hugsun velgengni fj\u00f6lskyldunnar, var\u00f0veislu eigna og skipulagt gang hins daglega l\u00edfs. Heimilishelgir\u00fdmi\u00f0 var \u00feannig tr\u00faarleg mi\u00f0ja heimilisins, \u00fear sem tengslin milli \u00edb\u00faa og verndandi m\u00e1ttarvalda voru r\u00e6ktu\u00f0.<\/p>

Verndara\u00f0ger\u00f0in f\u00f3lst fyrst og fremst \u00ed reglulegri athygli. S\u00e1 sem sinnti L\u00f6runum gat, samkv\u00e6mt r\u00f3mverskum skilningi, treyst \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feeir v\u00f6r\u00f0u\u00f0u heimili\u00f0. S\u00e1 sem vanr\u00e6kti \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1tti \u00e1 h\u00e6ttu a\u00f0 vekja \u00f3\u00e1n\u00e6gju \u00feeirra, eins og leiksvi\u00f0spers\u00f3nan hj\u00e1 Pl\u00e1tusi s\u00fdnir svo greinilega.<\/p>

Um var a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a samband gagnkv\u00e6mra skuldbindinga, sem samsvara\u00f0i almennri r\u00f3mverskri meginreglu um gj\u00f6f og gagngj\u00f6f \u00ed samskiptum vi\u00f0 gu\u00f0ina.<\/p>

\u00c1 vegam\u00f3tum haf\u00f0i Lara-d\u00fdrkunin auk \u00feess merkingu bundna vi\u00f0 sta\u00f0inn sj\u00e1lfan. Vegam\u00f3t voru \u00e1litin sta\u00f0ir \u00fear sem m\u00f6rk snertust og hreyfing kom saman. Lares compitales<\/em> \u00e1tti a\u00f0 skapa reglu \u00e1 \u00feessu \u00f3sk\u00fdra sv\u00e6\u00f0i og verja umhverfi \u00edb\u00faanna.<\/p>

\u00c1 h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 Compitalia voru \u00e1 sumum st\u00f6\u00f0um hengdar upp ullard\u00fakkur og ullarboltar, si\u00f0ur sem fr\u00e6\u00f0imenn t\u00falka sem verndar- e\u00f0a yfirb\u00f3tara\u00f0ger\u00f0. \u00d6llum \u00feessum si\u00f0um er sameiginlegt a\u00f0 \u00feeir mi\u00f0u\u00f0u minna a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 verjast einst\u00f6kum h\u00f3tunum en a\u00f0 vi\u00f0halda varanlega skipul\u00f6g\u00f0u, verndu\u00f0u sv\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Hli\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum menningarheimum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Larar (Lares) standa fyrir tegund verndarv\u00e6tta sem hefur samsv\u00f6run \u00ed m\u00f6rgum menningarheimum. Innan r\u00f3mverskrar tr\u00faar sj\u00e1lfrar eru \u00feeir n\u00e1tengdir Pen\u00f6tum (Penates), verndarv\u00e6ttum b\u00farsins, og Genius h\u00fasb\u00f3ndans.<\/p>

Penatar og larar voru oft tilbe\u00f0nir saman \u00ed helgiskr\u00edni heimilisins en h\u00e9ldust hugtakalega a\u00f0skildir. Penatarnir voru sterkar tengdir efnislegri undirst\u00f6\u00f0u heimilisins og matarbirg\u00f0um \u00feess, en lararnir tengdust sta\u00f0num og samf\u00e9laginu.<\/p>

Gr\u00edsk samsv\u00f6run finnst helst \u00ed hugmyndum um heimilisgu\u00f0ir og verndaranda, til d\u00e6mis \u00ed agathos daimon<\/em>, hinum g\u00f3\u00f0a anda<\/span>, sem \u00ed nokkrum gr\u00edskum samhengum var s\u00fdndur sem sn\u00e1kur og tilbe\u00f0inn fyrir velfer\u00f0 heimilisins.<\/p>

Bein sams\u00f6mun er \u00fe\u00f3 ekki til. Lararnir eru s\u00e9rstaklega r\u00f3mverskt fyrirb\u00e6ri, sem l\u00edklega m\u00f3ta\u00f0ist einnig af etr\u00faskum hugmyndum.<\/p>

Fr\u00e6\u00f0ilega falla lararnir undir hi\u00f0 v\u00ed\u00f0a svi\u00f0 heimilis- og sta\u00f0aranda, sem spannar allt fr\u00e1 heimilisgu\u00f0um \u00fdmissa menningarheima til forfe\u00f0ra- og \u00fer\u00f6skuldaranda.<\/p>

\u00deessar verur eiga \u00fea\u00f0 sameiginlegt a\u00f0 fjalla ekki um st\u00f3ru heimsfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegu spurningarnar heldur vernda n\u00e1nasta l\u00edfssv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0. Lararnir eru s\u00e9rlega vel skjalfest d\u00e6mi um \u00feetta, \u00fev\u00ed fornleifafr\u00e6\u00f0ileg arfleif\u00f0<\/span> r\u00f3mverska heimsins gerir heimilisgu\u00f0r\u00e6kni<\/span> lj\u00f3slifandi.<\/p>

Lararnir l\u00e9ku s\u00e9rstakt hlutverk \u00feegar fari\u00f0 var yfir landam\u00e6ri. \u00dea\u00f0 voru ekki bara Lares familiares og compitales, heldur einnig Lares viales sem verndarv\u00e6ttir vega, Lares permarini fyrir siglingalei\u00f0ir og Lares praestites, sem taldir voru verndarar allrar borgarins og \u00e1ttu eigi\u00f0 helgista\u00f0<\/span>.<\/p>

\u00deessi fj\u00f6lbreytni s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 hugtaki\u00f0 larar var nota\u00f0 hvar sem \u00feurfti a\u00f0 setja sv\u00e6\u00f0i e\u00f0a veg undir vernd. \u00d3v\u00ed\u00f0 nefnir \u00ed Fasti fornt hof<\/span> Lares praestites vi\u00f0 Sacra Via, \u00fear sem myndin s\u00fdndi tv\u00e6r verur me\u00f0 hund, en hundurinn var t\u00falka\u00f0ur sem t\u00e1kn<\/span> v\u00f6kunar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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N\u00fat\u00edmavi\u00f0t\u00f6kur og ranns\u00f3knir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00cd n\u00fat\u00edmaranns\u00f3knum eru lararnir miki\u00f0 umfjalla\u00f0 efni, ekki s\u00edst \u00fev\u00ed \u00feeir veita inns\u00fdn \u00ed lifa\u00f0a tr\u00fa utan hinna st\u00f3ru r\u00edkisd\u00fdrkana. Georg Wissowa fjalla\u00f0i um \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed riti s\u00ednu um r\u00f3mverska tr\u00fa, og Kurt Latte t\u00f3k upp spurninguna um uppruna \u00feeirra.<\/p>

Eldri ranns\u00f3knarhef\u00f0 t\u00falka\u00f0i larana sem gu\u00f0lega forfe\u00f0ur, n\u00fdrri hef\u00f0, me\u00f0al annars fram sett af John Scheid og \u00f6\u00f0rum, leggur meiri \u00e1herslu \u00e1 e\u00f0li \u00feeirra sem sta\u00f0aranda.<\/p>

Fornleifaranns\u00f3knir \u00e1 lararium-um \u00ed Pompeii og Herculaneum hafa skerpt mj\u00f6g myndina af heimilistr\u00fa. \u00de\u00e6r s\u00fdna a\u00f0 n\u00e1nast hvert heimili, \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 efnahag, haf\u00f0i sitt larahelgiskr\u00edni, og gera tengsl Lar, Genius og sn\u00e1ks lj\u00f3slifandi.<\/p>

\u00c1g\u00fast\u00ednski compitalk\u00faltinn er einnig vel skjalfestur me\u00f0 \u00e1letrunum og l\u00e1gmyndum og telst gott d\u00e6mi um hvernig \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0leg tr\u00fa var samofin keisaralegu skipulagi.<\/p>

\u00cd almennri menningu n\u00fat\u00edmans eru lararnir minna kunnir en hinir st\u00f3ru gu\u00f0ir, en birtast reglulega \u00ed l\u00fdsingum \u00e1 daglegu l\u00edfi R\u00f3mverja, til d\u00e6mis \u00e1 s\u00f6fnum, \u00ed s\u00f6gufr\u00e6\u00f0slu og \u00ed vins\u00e6lum b\u00f3kum um forn\u00f6ld<\/span>.<\/p>

Fyrir tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/span> eru \u00feeir \u00e1fram mikilv\u00e6gt d\u00e6mi um a\u00f0 r\u00f3mversk tr\u00fa var fyrst og fremst spurning um i\u00f0kun, sta\u00f0 og samf\u00e9lag.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Heimildir (\u00farval)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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