Divine Institutions: Religions and Community in the Middle Roman Republic

Dan-el Padilla Peralta integrates archaeology, anthropology, and sociology in Divine Institutions (Princeton University Press) to argue that religion held the ancient Roman community together as it underwent vast political and cultural change while expanding into an empire.

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Tod Williams ’65 *67 stands in front of the Brooklyn Bridge.
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July 2026

Architect Tod Williams ’65 *67 reflects on the Obama Presidential Center; rain and revelry at Reunions.