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FRAZ/3/83 · Item · 12 Mar. 1927
Part of Papers of Sir James Frazer

60 Great Barkgate St., Aberystwyth - Discusses the Vestals as virgins, counter to Wissowa's theory they were wives, and another that they were wives of the fire-God; discusses the Argei, arguing that the puppets were not likely old men, but adding that Tiber was not to be trifled with; mentions Deubner's objection to the vegetation theory; discusses temporary kings, is doubtful of the existence of a divine king in Italy; finds barbarian parallels to early Roman ways in Africa and wonders if there is truth to Sergi's theory of migration; has written an article correcting a source for the tale of a man sacrificed to Iuppiter Latiaris, agrees with Geffcken that it is 'what Why-Why would call bosh-bosh'.

Add. MS b/35/315 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
Part of Additional Manuscripts b

Kingham, Chipping Norton. Dated July, 19th 1906 - A 4 pp. letter, discussing whether Varro's book ('Antiquitates rerum humanarum et divinarum libri XLI') is a good source for the belief that Romans believed in divine marriage, and discussing other sources for the belief; mentions [Georg] Wissowa as an authority on Roman religion.