Era
Iron Age
Start date
800 BCE
End Date
400 AD
Religion
Roman Religion
Main Teachings
Worship of pantheon of gods and goddesses, afterlife beliefs
Metaphysical Beliefs
Polytheism
Ethical and Moral Principles
Duty and loyalty to state
Ritual and Devotional Practices
Sacrifice, Augury
Spiritual Practices
Stoicism, Civic rituals
Foundational Teachings and Scriptures
Livy's Ab Urbe Condita, Virgil's Aeneid
Narrative Traditions
Legends of Rome's founding
Sub Type
Ethnic
Historical and Cultural Context
Ancient Religions
Historical Development
Primal or Indigenous Religion
Geographical Distribution
Western Religions
Organizational Structure
Institutional Religions
Scriptural Authority
Revealed Religion
Sociological Approach
Ethnic Religion
Philosophical or Ideological Focus
Naturalistic Religion
Gods or Deities
Jupiter, Mars, Venus
Beliefs on the Afterlife and End Times
Afterlife in the Underworld (Hades)
Existance of Afterlife
Yes
Existance of Reincarnation
No
Religious Structures
Temples, Altars, Auguraculum
Religious Leader Types or Roles
Pontiffs, Vestal Virgins, Augurs