Lest the name thereof being discovered unto their enemies, their penates and patronal god might be called forth by charms and incantations.
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Lest the name thereof being discovered unto their enemies, their penates and patronal god might be called forth by charms and incantations.
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Nor has the state lost its patronal role, with ministries of culture and publicly funded arts bodies sustaining the cultural economy.
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Aristocratic involvement in the development of towns and cities in nineteenth-entury Britain has long been recognised, but much less attention has been paid to the character of the patronal relationships which existed between aristocratic urban landlords and their tenantry.
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Manumission loyalty also offers us insights into how ancient conversion might look in a context of patronage and benefaction, for slaves did not change patrons when they attained their freedom, but rather underwent a considerable change within the patronal relationship.
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