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Based on these facts below, explain how the Roman exemplified the theme of Religious & Beliefs System. -Early Romans: Worshiped powerful spirits or divine forces = numina Resided in everything around them Lares - guardian spirits of each family (closely related to the numina spirits) Honored god/goddess through rituals -> hoping to gain favor and avoid misfortune.  Roman were expected to honor the deities in private shrines + public worship ceremonies conducted by priests in temple Jupiter - father of gods + Juno (his wife) - watched over women Minerva - goddess of wisdom + art and crafts    -During the empire: Worship of the emperor also became part of the official religion of Rome

Based on these facts below, explain how the Roman exemplified the theme of Religious & Beliefs System. -Early Romans: Worshiped powerful spirits or divine forces = numina Resided in everything around them Lares - guardian spirits of each family (closely related to the numina spirits) Honored god/goddess through rituals -> hoping to gain favor and avoid misfortune.  Roman were expected to honor the deities in private shrines + public worship ceremonies conducted by priests in temple Jupiter - father of gods + Juno (his wife) - watched over women Minerva - goddess of wisdom + art and crafts    -During the empire: Worship of the emperor also became part of the official religion of Rome

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Based on these facts below, explain how the Roman exemplified the theme of Religious & Beliefs System.

-Early Romans:

    • Worshiped powerful spirits or divine forces = numina
      • Resided in everything around them
      • Lares - guardian spirits of each family (closely related to the numina spirits)
        • Honored god/goddess through rituals -> hoping to gain favor and avoid misfortune. 
  • Roman were expected to honor the deities in private shrines + public worship ceremonies conducted by priests in temple
  • Jupiter - father of gods + Juno (his wife) - watched over women
  • Minerva - goddess of wisdom + art and crafts 

 

-During the empire:

  • Worship of the emperor also became part of the official religion of Rome



-Christianity

Belief Systems

  • Built upon Jewish beliefs
  • Disciples of Jesus believed that he was the Messiah
  • Christians believe that Jesus rose from the dead and that this made an afterlife possible

Government

  • Jews and Christian challenged the authority of Rome
  • Constantine (another emperor continuing the Roman Empire) converted to Christianity and made it one of the official religions of the empire
  • The Christian church developed into a complex institutions and outlasted the ROman Empire as a whole.
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