Myth

Romans barrowed some of their gods from the Greeks gods and goddesses and changed their names to roman names such as Zeus ‘god of god’s name was changed to Jupiter and Poseidon, the god of the sea was changed to Neptune. Roman religion was changed and ultimately destroyed by the foreign gods and cults brought into Rome by the conquering legions and by the emperors. A cult was the worship of a god, goddess or hero with rites and ceremonies. Some heroes, such as Hercules were worshipped as gods. The romans would sacrifice animals as offerings to the gods to have good crops or for a loved one that is sick to get better. There were several classes of priests to carry out various duties. The most important was the college of pontiffs led by the Pontifex Maximus the chief religious figure in Rome. It later became a public elected position the Pontifex Maximus supervised the rex sacrorum, the vestal virgins, and the major flamen. As noted earlier, each flamen was associated with an individual god and carried out the rituals performed to honor that god. The romans ruled as a vast empire that contained many different cultures and traditions. Romans were exposed to a lot of religious beliefs It was said there were also oracles that would tell them the ancient romans the future and they would ask them what would happen when they get older. When warriors were about to go on a journey they would go to the oracle and ask where they should go .the Ancient romans wrote that during the sixth century BCE, their kings began to rule as tyrants. Ancient sources say that the Roman people rebelled against the king and created the Republic. Two leaders were elected each year. They worked with the Senate and a body called the Centuriate. The romans’ technology was mainly stone. Assembly Stone served a large number of purposes, particularly in buildings, but was also used for objects such as sculptures, altars and tables. Columns for buildings appeared to have been turned on a lathe..