Ancient religions did not impose their beliefs on others as the later monotheistic Judaism and its offshoots Christianity and Islam do. The Romans recognised that the gods were really the same, just with different local nanes - Jupiter = Zeus = Jehovah. When Pompey captured Jerusalem, he straightway went up to the temple and sacrificed to Jehovah.
There some periods of cruel Roman repression of Torah-observance (such as the decrees of Hadrian). At other times, the Romans allowed the Jews to practice their religious beliefs as long as they paid their taxes and didn't cause civil unrest in the cities where they lived.
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The Romans had many religious beliefs and believed in many different gods. At one point they made it mandantory to belive that their Ruler(Caesar) was a god.
No. But there was a good number of individual Romans who converted to Judaism.
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Actually, there were times when the Romans outlawed Judaism, such as during the time of Hadrian. During those times that the Romans didn't interfere with the internal life of the Jews, the reason was because the Romans wanted to receive their taxes. That, and making sure none of their colonies planned rebellions, was usually the only thing that the Romans were really concerned about.
Actually, there were times when the Romans outlawed Judaism, such as during the time of Hadrian. During those times that the Romans didn't interfere with the internal life of the Jews, the reason was because the Romans wanted to receive their taxes. That, and making sure none of their colonies planned rebellions, was usually the only thing that the Romans were really concerned about.
The ancient Romans took many of their beliefs from the Greeks they conquered, with the difference only being the names (Instead of Zeus, Ares, and Aphrodite it was Jupiter, Mars, and Venus). Some Romans even worshiped Egyptian gods at one time. In various regions of the empire Romans worshipped their emperors as gods.
As seen throughout history, the Jews were quite beneficial to the economy. Therefore, many rulers allowed them to keep their religious identities in order to keep them happy so they would not resent the country which they served.
Pagan means a person holding religious beliefs that are different from so-called "main world" beliefs, and because the Romans were not pagan, their numerals were not either.
The Romans found that they had the same deities only named differently. There was really no adaption necessary, except that the Romans used Roman names for the gods instead of the Greek names.
The Romans were tolerant of other beliefs as long as they were not decadent or treasonous.The Romans were tolerant of other beliefs as long as they were not decadent or treasonous.The Romans were tolerant of other beliefs as long as they were not decadent or treasonous.The Romans were tolerant of other beliefs as long as they were not decadent or treasonous.The Romans were tolerant of other beliefs as long as they were not decadent or treasonous.The Romans were tolerant of other beliefs as long as they were not decadent or treasonous.The Romans were tolerant of other beliefs as long as they were not decadent or treasonous.The Romans were tolerant of other beliefs as long as they were not decadent or treasonous.The Romans were tolerant of other beliefs as long as they were not decadent or treasonous.