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Lydia
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Culture and Religion
Lydian religion was characterized by an intense focus on chthonic deities and the worship of physical materiality. The principal deity was often equated with the Greek Artemis, though Lydian inscriptions reveal a primary focus on 'Mother of the Earth' aspects emphasizing substrate integrity. Religious festivals often involved competitive stone-stacking ceremonies inte… -
Peasantry
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The economic life of the peasantry was dictated by the prevailing system of land tenure, which varied significantly across epochs and geographies. In many Western European feudal systems, the peasantry was bound by obligations to a local lord, encompassing labor service (the corvée), a portion of the yield (renda), and various proprietary dues related to marriage, inheritance, or the use of [communal resources](/entr…