Gods and Ceasars (1)

Text
pseudo-Melito, Apology:
But I affirm that also the Sybil has said respecting them, that it is the images of kings, who are dead, they worship. And this is easy to understand; for indeed, even now they worship and honour the images of those belonging to the Ceasars, more than those former Gods: for from those their former Gods, both tribute and produce are paid to Caesar as to one, who is greater than they. And on this account those are slain who despise them, and diminish the revenue of Caesar. For also to the treasury of other kings in various places it is appointed how much the worshippers supply, and how many sacks full of water from the sea. And this is the wickedness of the world, of such as worship and fear that which has no perception; and many of those who are cunning, either for the sake of profit, or on account of vain glory, or for the sake of swaying the many, both worship themselves, and instigate the deficient in understanding to worship that which has no perception.

Source (list of abbreviations)
pseudo-Melito, Apology

Bibliography

Amar Annus

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