Its cultured well simple age in fact. As first rule was demanded continuously to keep on the altar some lighted coals because, extinguished the fire, it left to exist the god. (p.29) This fire is not characterized as fusing of metals or illuminator, it is a way of purificao, therefore to keep this fire access it was necessary until the choice of the used wood, it was not only one way to obtain health, in accordance with the beliefs it also brought moderation and wisdom to the man. The family is something of supreme importance for the old religion, it is not on only to the generation, its principles and decisions circulated around the beliefs, the father could love its son alone who in the hour of the inheritance the law gave to right to the son first-born man. According to author the family was a religious association and not natural, the woman alone was led in account when the marriage had initiated in the cult; the son was banishes from the family if he renounced the cult of its father; the adoptive son was considered as I broke true it of the moment that started to have communion with the religion of its father; the right of the inheritance was not for sanguineous bows and yes for religious bows. ' ' Without a doubt, it was not the religion that the family created, but was surely this that fixed its rules …. ' ' (p.46). The family constitutes of a father, mother, children and slaves, Mr. of the home are not the father, but yes the domestic religion, on the manifest father if the religion, it is who however and clama for the protection of deuses, when this father to die it will be a representative the holy ghost fitting to its descendants, worship. The woman inside of the family is not lady of its home, its religion is not of birth, but yes adopted of its husband, it when to die will not be placed in the tomb of a family, therefore some does not represent ancestor, carrying will not receive cult nor worship, considering only integrant part of the husband.