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Sep 20, 2018 · The Roman Empire represents something special and distinct, which had an influence on the Roman religion and set it on a course very different from that of the Greeks, despite the superficial correspondence of their gods.
Rüpke, Jörg, 'Polytheism and Pluralism: Observations on Religious Competition in the Roman Imperial Age', From Jupiter to Christ: On the History of Religion in the Roman Imperial Period (Oxford, 2014; online edn, Oxford Academic, 23 Oct. 2014), https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198703723.003.0010, accessed 2 June 2024.
Their polytheistic religion is known for having honored many deities . The presence of Greeks on the Italian peninsula from the beginning of the historical period influenced Roman culture, introducing some religious practices that became fundamental, such as the cultus of Apollo.
Summary. At Constantine's death, and for decades to come, polytheism could still be represented as Rome's natural religion, its ‘lawful cult’ (Lib. Or. XXX. 6; cf. Porph. ap. Eus. HE VI. 19.7). The gods who had protected and nourished one's ancestors and parents might still show themselves publicly, as did Athena on the walls of Athens in ...
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Romans, so some have claimed, engaged in imperialism, not magnanimity. As one scholar put it, “Roman-style polytheism was disposed to expand and to absorb or at least to neutralize other gods, not to tolerate them.” 3. The idea of toleration as policy would have been unintelligible to Romans.
Nov 21, 2023 · A major influence on the decline of the Roman pantheon could be the action taken by Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius I when he decreed Christianity as the official religion of the Roman...
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Overview. The emperor Constantine’s conversion to Christianity brought change to the Roman Empire as its population gradually abandoned the old religions in favor of Christianity. The reign of Julian the Apostate, a nephew of Constantine, saw the last serious attempt to restore civic polytheism as the official religion.
