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festival fell into disuse, and was accordingly restored during the program of religious reforms carried out by Augustus. As Augustus was now the [[pater patriae]], the worship of the old Lares was discontinued, and the Lares of the emperor consequently became the Lares of the state. Augustus set up altars to neighbourhood Lares or penates at places where two or more ways met and instituted an order of priests to attend to their worship. These priests were chosen from the

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