Did Romans worship Egyptian gods

Answer 1

Augustus encouraged Romans to accept the eastern practice of deifying emperors after their death. (The Egyptian Pharaohs had always been regarded as gods).

Augustus himself was made a god after his death, and so was his wife Livia. Tiberius and Caligula were not made gods (they were unpopular) but Claudius was. Many Roman emperors were deified after death, many were not. It depended on how popular they were.

Answer 2

In some cases they did. Some emperors were deified by their successors after their death. They were Augustus, Claudius, Vespasian, Titus, Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius, Pertinax, Septimius Severus and Severus Alexander. Julius Caesar, though not an emperor was also deified by the senate. Livia, Augustus' wife, was also deified.

Answer 3

The Romans only worshiped emperors if they were deified, that is , made a god after they died. The Romans never worshiped a living man as a god.

The Romans only worshiped emperors if they were deified, that is , made a god after they died. The Romans never worshiped a living man as a god.

The Romans only worshiped emperors if they were deified, that is , made a god after they died. The Romans never worshiped a living man as a god.

The Romans only worshiped emperors if they were deified, that is , made a god after they died. The Romans never worshiped a living man as a god.

The Romans only worshiped emperors if they were deified, that is , made a god after they died. The Romans never worshiped a living man as a god.

The Romans only worshiped emperors if they were deified, that is , made a god after they died. The Romans never worshiped a living man as a god.

The Romans only worshiped emperors if they were deified, that is , made a god after they died. The Romans never worshiped a living man as a god.

The Romans only worshiped emperors if they were deified, that is , made a god after they died. The Romans never worshiped a living man as a god.

The Romans only worshiped emperors if they were deified, that is , made a god after they died. The Romans never worshiped a living man as a god.

Answer 4

As a rule no, the Egyptian gods were the one cultural group of gods that the Romans abhorred. They didn't mind the Egyptians worshiping their gods, but the Romans themselves were reluctant to worship animals. The Romans considered the Egyptian gods animals because they were depicted with animal heads. The only exception to this abhorrence of Egyptian religion was the worship of Isis which was very popular in Rome and Italy. But then again, Isis was never depicted as any kind of animal, just with a snake on her arm.

Answer 5

The Romans only worshiped emperors if they were deified, that is , made a god after they died. The Romans never worshiped a living man as a god.