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Christianity is monotheistic (has only one god). Roman religion, like all ancient religions except for Judaism, was polytheistic (had many gods). The Romans had a large number of gods, such as goddesses of women, fertility and childbirth, agricultural and pastoral deities, gods of war, love, wisdom, art, crafts, communication, boundaries, trade, medicine, the hearth, the sea, the sky, the underworld, etc. Each god was associated with specific cults and rites. The rites varied, but had one thing in common, the honouring of the gods by giving them offerings (sacrifices). The Romans believed that natural disasters were caused by the wrath of gods who were not honoured. Many of the offering were blood sacrifices (the slaughter of animals) but could be offerings such as flowers, milk, honey and the like. Being a polytheistic religion, it did not have a theology. Instead it was a collection of believes and cults. the early Christians found sacrifices abhorrent. They also developed their theologies.

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