Roman Religion
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Just like all other religion, the ancient was centered around
gods. A whole bunch of gods. A stinking lot of gods. From early childhood
they were taught about all the gods. All over the house and over the fireplace
were icons crowned with flowers representing the gods and spirits of the family ....
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.... sowing, crops, corn, fire,
trees and stones. The Romans called the gods Numina, or spirits. Sometimes
they were representative of Health, Youth, Memory, Fortune, Honor, Hope, Fear,
Virtue, Chastity, Concord, Victory, and other abstractions. Never was there
before a religion with so many dieties. There have been thought to be over
30,000 different gods, others say there were more gods in some towns than men.
(Information sited from Caesar and Christ by Will and Ariel Durant.)
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