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> There was an expectation that if you traveled to another city, you should sacrifice to its god.

This was pretty common in the polytheistic world I think. In the time of the Roman empire (pre-Christianity of course) there was a similar idea. And although Roman gods might be imported, they were often identified with the local gods, rather than replacing them.



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