Aside from the spirits, worshipped privately at home, the Romans had a large number of public gods. Many gods were believed to have taken part in the founding of Rome. All were consulted and ...

colleges of priests paid tribute to these gods on behalf of Rome itself. The objective of Roman worship was to gain the blessing of the gods and thereby gain prosperity for themselves, their ...

During the first century, the area of modern-day southwest Germany was being slowly taken over and brought into the Roman Empire. The Romans built entire towns, with forts and magnificent manor ...