What religion did Romans follow?

Answer 1

Like all ancient religions, except for Judaism, the religion of ancient Rome was polytheistic; it had many gods. Early Roman state religion was Latin religion with the addition of elements of Sabine religion. Some deities (such as Lupercus and Dea Dia), rituals (such as the lupercalia and the ambarvalia) and some priesthoods (such as the lupercals and the arval brethren), especially pastoral and agricultural ones, were older than the city. Rome was founded in 753 B.C. However, the earliest evidence of human settlement in the area is dated to some 5-600 years earlier. There was a degree of influence by Etruscan Religion. There were also deities adopted from other Italic peoples. The early Romans adopted five Greek deities. Later on, as Greek influence increased, the Romans linked their goods to Greek ones and absorbed much of Greek mythology. In the areas of the Roman Empire there were often fusions between Roman and Celtic deities. When the Romans got in close contact with the Egyptians, Isis and Osiris, two Egyptian deities, entered the Roman pantheon.

In the Later (Roman) Empire period, there was the development of Syrian-Egyptian and Persian Gnosticism which enjoyed a degree of success in the Mediterranean area of the empire. So did Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism, which came from Persia. The Mysteries of Mithras, which also came from Persia, became the cult of the Roman soldiers. Christianity also spread. Constantine the Great gave Christianity imperial patronage. All but one of the emperors after Constantine where Christians and pursued anti-pagan policies. Theodosius I and Gratian made Christianity the state religion and Theodosius persecuted the pagans. As a result of this, Christianity became the main religion of the Roman Empire

Answer 2

• === The king of the gods that they worshiped was called Jupiter
• === Most of the gods were originated from Ancient Greece such as Zeus became Jupiter or Posiden to Neptune
• The only God/Goddess that wasnt in ancient Greece was Pompona (Roman goddes of plenty) and Janus (God of bridges,doors,endings,and beginings.

Answer 3

The Romans more or less followed a personal religion. They honored the pantheon of state gods, for the good of the state, but they also honored their personal gods, or the special dieties that they felt helped them in some aspect of their lives. There were also cults that they followed such as the cult of Isis or Mithraism.

Answer 4

Rome was founded around 1000 BCE, on the south bank of the Tiber River. The early beliefs of the Romans seem to have involved animism, and even in the first century CE the people of the rural areas around Rome continued to believe in animism.Roman paganism absorbed the gods from their northern neighbours, the Etruscans, and from the Greeks. The Roman Empire provided access to new gods as it expanded, and sometimes the chief gods of the conquered people were also absorbed.By the Common Era, some Roman citizens were beginning to accept Judaism, Christianity or Mithraism, as well as the mystery religions. By the fourth century CE, paganism was still overwhelmingly the most popular religion, but was no longer synonymous with Roman belief. Christianity and Mithraism had each converted a significant minority of the population to their faith. Then, the decision of Emperor Constantine, to give Christianity state patronage, resulted in the eclipse of other religions in ancient Rome.

Answer 5

The Romans were Pagan and believed in multiple deities but unlike ancient Greeks, the Romans associated their gods with objects and actions rather than human characteristics.

Answer 6

Paganism,until later they converted to Christianity.