Transcript Slide 1

• Religion was one of the most important
things in Roman times.
• They had eleven main gods plus Lares
and Penates who were the spirits of the
family ancients and larder.
• The Romans had a special room just to
worship their household gods.
• Jupiter was the king of the
gods and ruled the sky.
• Neptune was Jupiter’s brother
and king of the sea.
• Pluto was also Jupiter’s
brother but he was king of the
dead and the underworld.
Juno married the king of the
gods, Jupiter and became queen
of the gods.
Apollo was the god of the sun
and the art of music.
Minevra was the goddess of
wisdom and of women’s work
such as weaving.
Venus was the goddess of love
and beauty.
Mars was the god of war.
Mercury was the roman god
for travelers and merchants.
Bacchus was the roman god
of wine and grapes.
Diana was the goddess of
the light, the moon and unity
•People worshipped the gods in temples where they made
sacrifices like animals or precious things.
•The Romans believed that your spirit went to the underworld
when you died. To get there the dead needed to cross the river
Styx. To do so the family of the dead person would put a coin
under the dead one’s tongue to pay the ferryman: Charon.
•Romans also believed that their emperors became gods, so
everyone had to make a sacrifice to the Emperor.
• Christians often got into trouble because they refused to do
this, and they had to worship in secret. Despite this, more and
more people became Christian.
•By the 4th century A.D. Christianity was so popular that the
Emperor Constantine decided to make it the official religion of
the Roman Empire.
The Romans worshiped at least once a day and on special occasions like
religious festivals. They even had a special room just to pray and worship
their favorite gods. Romans believed in many gods who controlled their
lives and brought them wealth and good luck. Most Roman houses had a
special place where the family worshipped. There were three family godsJanus, god of the doorway, Lar, god of the house and Vesta, goddess of the
household fire. The gods were offered food and drinks at the beginning of
a meal.
When Romans conquered other countries they started to worship the local
gods because they were scared that they could get punished by them.
Each of the Roman gods had their own temple where people worshiped
them.
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