Local deities specific to a town, modest shrines, colossal temples like the Pantheon, and the With gods imported from all over the Mediterranean, such was the diversity of Roman religion.

Many gods were believed to have taken part in the founding of Rome. All were consulted and honored to make sure that the actions of the state met with divine approval. Roman religion was split in ...

For a start, Roman religion typically welcomed new gods. In all its different versions—and there was never a single orthodoxy across the Roman world—it was polytheist. New gods were recognized ...

"What connects us all is the force of nature ... before a temple the association had built in Ardea to honor the Roman god Apollo. Amy Bizzarri As Pontifex Maximus of the Association Pietas ...