What religion did Greece and Rome have in common?

Answer 1

Polytheism. This means many gods, one for each aspect of life. They both had a high god - Romans had Jupiter (a development from Janus - Janus-pater, ie Janus the Father, later corrupted to Jupiter). Greeks had Zeus. The two religions recognised that their gods, even though they had different names, were the same, and gave them due respect. It was not until the advent of Judaism and its offshoots Christianity and Islam that religious differences became significant, claiming supremacy, and war and killings in the name of religion emerged.

Answer 2

The ancient Greeks developed a number of pagan gods to worship and offer sacrifices to. The ancient Romans adopted most of these Greek gods and gave them Latin names. A prime example is the supreme god for the Greeks, namely Zeus. The Romans adopted a supreme god as well, their version of Zeus was Jupiter.

Answer 3

The ancient Greek and Roman religious beliefs were similar in that their deities had the same qualities only different names. However this was not exclusive to the Greeks and Romans. All pre-Christian cultures had similar gods and goddesses. That is one of the reasons that Rome was able to absorb the religions of their conquered peoples.

The ancient Greek and Roman religious beliefs were similar in that their deities had the same qualities only different names. However this was not exclusive to the Greeks and Romans. All pre-Christian cultures had similar gods and goddesses. That is one of the reasons that Rome was able to absorb the religions of their conquered peoples.

The ancient Greek and Roman religious beliefs were similar in that their deities had the same qualities only different names. However this was not exclusive to the Greeks and Romans. All pre-Christian cultures had similar gods and goddesses. That is one of the reasons that Rome was able to absorb the religions of their conquered peoples.

The ancient Greek and Roman religious beliefs were similar in that their deities had the same qualities only different names. However this was not exclusive to the Greeks and Romans. All pre-Christian cultures had similar gods and goddesses. That is one of the reasons that Rome was able to absorb the religions of their conquered peoples.

The ancient Greek and Roman religious beliefs were similar in that their deities had the same qualities only different names. However this was not exclusive to the Greeks and Romans. All pre-Christian cultures had similar gods and goddesses. That is one of the reasons that Rome was able to absorb the religions of their conquered peoples.

The ancient Greek and Roman religious beliefs were similar in that their deities had the same qualities only different names. However this was not exclusive to the Greeks and Romans. All pre-Christian cultures had similar gods and goddesses. That is one of the reasons that Rome was able to absorb the religions of their conquered peoples.

The ancient Greek and Roman religious beliefs were similar in that their deities had the same qualities only different names. However this was not exclusive to the Greeks and Romans. All pre-Christian cultures had similar gods and goddesses. That is one of the reasons that Rome was able to absorb the religions of their conquered peoples.

The ancient Greek and Roman religious beliefs were similar in that their deities had the same qualities only different names. However this was not exclusive to the Greeks and Romans. All pre-Christian cultures had similar gods and goddesses. That is one of the reasons that Rome was able to absorb the religions of their conquered peoples.

The ancient Greek and Roman religious beliefs were similar in that their deities had the same qualities only different names. However this was not exclusive to the Greeks and Romans. All pre-Christian cultures had similar gods and goddesses. That is one of the reasons that Rome was able to absorb the religions of their conquered peoples.

Answer 4

The Romans were deeply influenced bu the Greeks.

The Latin alphabet (the Romans were Latins) was an adaptation of the western Greek alphabet (see below). Roman architecture and sculpture were based on Greek models. The Roman elites looked up to the Greeks. Their education was in Greek as well as Latin and they were fluent in Greek. Rome's educational system was modelled on that of the Greeks. Some elite men went to Greece to study Greek philosophy. The Romans had Greek libraries as well as Latin libraries. They adopted the Epicurean and the Stoic schools of Greek philosophy. Greek myths became incorporated into Roman culture or inserted into Roman myths. The Romans adopted some Greek gods and Roman gods became linked to the Greek ones.

Greek influence started very early on in Roman history. The Greeks established colonies (settlements) in southern Italy in the 8th and 7th century BC. Being a more advanced civilisation, their arrival had a big impact on all the Italic peoples they came in contact with during the archaic (early) period. this led to the adoption and adaptation of the western Greek alphabet by all Italic peoples, including the Latins. Greek motifs for pottery decoration and Greek architectural styles were adopted by the Etruscans. Etruscan civilisation arose out of trade with and influence by these Greeks in what has been called the orientalising period. Recent archaeological evidence has shown that the archaic Latins were also involved in this process and that there was influence from the Greeks of Cumae (a Greek city near Naples) as well as the Etruscans. In the 6th century BC the Romans started using the books of the Sibylline who were Greek oracles, some of whom lived in Cumae in Italy.

Greek influence on the Romans continued past the archaic period. During the Second Punic War (218-202 BC) they 'imported' Cybele (whom they called Magna Mater, Great Mother) a Greek goddess because the sibylline oracles said that with this Rome could defeat Carthage. The Romans also adopted the Greek god Apollo, who was an oracular god; that is he was the god of the oracles. Influence from the Greeks of mainland Greece increased. By the time the Romans became involved in mainland Greece in the third century BC, the Roman elites had already become Hellenised (absorbed Greek culture)

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Answer 5

The ancient Greek and Roman religious beliefs were similar in that their deities had the same qualities only different names. However this was not exclusive to the Greeks and Romans. All pre-Christian cultures had similar gods and goddesses. That is one of the reasons that Rome was able to absorb the religions of their conquered peoples.

Answer 6

they had the same gods except different names and a bit more warrior like

Answer 7

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