The Roman Empire was a primarily polytheistic civilization, which meant that people recognized and worshiped multiple gods and goddesses. Despite the presence of monotheistic religions within the empire, such as Judaism and early Christianity, Romans honored multiple deities.
n every early religion there will of course be found, apart from external influence, traces of its own internal development, of stages by which it must have advanced from a mass of vague and primitive belief and custom to the organized worship of a civilized community. The religion of Rome is no exception to this rule; we can detect in its later practice evidences of primitive notions and habits which it had in common with other semi-barbarous peoples, and we shall see that the leading idea in its theology is but a characteristically Roman development of a marked feature in most early religions.
ROMANS THEMSELVES—STAUNCH BELIEVERS IN THEIR TRADITIONAL HISTORY—LOVED TO DESCRIBE THE 'RELIGION OF NUMA'...!
The Religion of Ancient Rome
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Cyril Bailey
English
23,321 Words
Rome, Religion, Cults. Numa Pompilius, King of Rome, 715 B.C. - 673 B.C, History, Ancient Rome, Religion of Numa
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