Fustel begins by introducing the key doctrine of the ancient religion: that the souls of the dead continue to exist after death, and live under the ground.
This belief helps explain the ancients' burial rites, and their intense fear of being denied a proper burial.
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Based on: https://youtu.be/em7ruK_mCOc
Music: Into Oblivion, by Darren Curtis
Thumbnail Image: Parthenon. Image by nonbirinonko from Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/photos/greece-parthenon-temple-ruins-1594689/
