Subject: Gods, Roman (Keywords)

The titles in this series help children understand how people lived in ancient times, what they believed, and why. This volume deals with the lives and beliefs of the people of ancient Rome.

Most ancient Romans were deeply religious and their world was overflowing with gods - from Jupiter, Minerva, and Mars to countless local divinities, household gods, and ancestral spirits. One of the most influential Roman perspectives on religion came from a nonreligious belief system that is fin...