Roman religion involved cult worship. Approval from the gods did not depend on a person’s behavior, but on accurate observance of religious rituals. Each god needed an image – usually a statue ...

Roman religion was divided into two. Spirits watched over people, families and households, and the paterfamilias was in charge of the household worship that honored them. Romans also had a set of ...

Between the 14th and 17th centuries, new ideas from the Renaissance and the Reformation challenged Roman Catholics' belief systems and led to the forging of separate factions under one Christian ...

Our human history has witnessed hundreds and thousands of deities who have been worshipped by different societies across ...