ANCIENT ROME RELIGION AND HOLIDAYS

HOLIDAYS  There were many holidays and festival's in the roman empire. Every month they had four or five holidays or festival's dedicated to a certain god or goddess. These celebrations included a large feast and offered games and performances to entertain the public.  The romans had a celebration called Lupercalia observed from February 13 th to the 15 th. The Holiday honoured love, in this festival two names was chosen from a hat. The two names called became marriage partners.  When the Roman Emperor became a Christian the roman empire celebrated the Christmas holiday

Mithraism In the beginning of the roman empire their main religion was Mithraism. The religion involved ancient classification of gods and goddess’s derived from the Persians onto the Greeks and onto the romans. The only the difference between the Greek and Roman gods were the names of each god and goddess, the roles and purposes were very similar. Heaven, Hell, Judgement and Resurrection was believed in this religion just like Christianity but was also different in many other aspects.

EVERYDAY LIFE Religion highly affected the lives of everyday romans in the empire. The gods and goddess’s were a big part of their way of life. They believed that if they pleased the them the gods and goddess’s would reward them throughout their lives. They Made Temples for each god and goddess and made offerings of food and wine on a Dailey basis, in hopes of honouring them and making them happy. Every house had a room or shrine dedicated to the gods, each morning the leader of the family would make offering of food and wines and sometimes animals to the gods. Public religious festivals occurred every single month, each one dedicated to a different god or goddess The romans believed that a mortal’s role in life was to worship and please the gods and goddess’s

THE ROMAN GODS AND GODDESS’S

Jupiter

Juno Juno was the Chief goddess in the Roman Empire. She was also the goddess of women and childbirth. Greek god: Hera

MARS Mars is the god of war. Greek god: Ares.

NEPTUNE Neptune was the god of the sea. Greek God: Poseidon

Pluto Pluto was the god of the underworld. Greek god: Hades

Saturn Saturn was the god of harvest and Agriculture

Venus Venus was the Goddess of love and beauty Greek god: Aphrodite

Vesta Vesta was the goddess of the hearth and the roman state Greek god: Hestia

VULCAN VULCAN WAS THE GOD IF FIRE, THE FORGE AND BLACKSMITHS. GREEK GOD: HEPHAESTUS

MINERVA Minerva was the Goddess of Wisdom, the City, Education, and Science. Greek God: Athena

Mercury Mercury was the messenger of the gods and of Commerce and Finance. Greek God: Hermes

Janus Janus was the god of Doors, Gates, Beginnings and endings.

Flora Flora was the Goddess of Flowers and Spring. Greek God: Demeter

AESCULAPIUS Aesculapius was the god of health and Medicine.

Bubona Bubona was the Goddess of cattle

CLEMENTIA Clementia was the Goddess of Forgiveness and Mercy

Mithras Mithras was first the Persian god of the sun, but became Mithras god of kings, Justice and contracts to the romans.

Bacchus Bacchus was the god of wine and jollity, and deep thoughtfulness. Greek god:Dionysus Greek god: Dionysus

DIANA DIANA Diana was a virgin huntress, Goddess of light, the moon, and unity of mortals. Greek god: Artemis

LIFE AFTER DEATH IN THE MITHRAISM RELIGION The romans believed that the spirit of the dead will go to a Greek underworld called “hades” The spirit would have to cross the river Styx. In order to so, the spirit would need to pay the ferryman to cross the river, the relatives of the dead would place coins by the body so the spirit was able to cross the river. Important people and heroes were to be send to the stars and all enemies to the romans were doomed to do jobs eternally.

CHRISTIANITY The romans did not accept the Christianity religion until the year 300 because the Christian religion only believed in one god, the romans believed in many gods and goddess’s. The romans Crucified, burned, and enslaved the followers of the Christianity religion. In the year 300, the un- tolerated religion which was spreading at a rapid speed became to big for the romans to hold back any longer. The Emperor became a Christian and the romans joined and became roman Catholics. In the year 300, the un- tolerated religion which was spreading at a rapid speed became to big for the romans to hold back any longer. The Emperor became a Christian and the romans joined and became roman Catholics.

EMPEROR CONSTANTINE In the year 300, the emperor Constantine stopped the executions of the followers of Christianity when he became a Christian himself.

AFTERLIFE IN THE CHRISTIAN BELIEF In the Christianity, true followers were sent to heaven, false believers were sent to hell. Some even believed that the spirit would wonder on earth if they didn’t pass the gate to either heaven or hell.

THE END By: Kristen Purdy, Hilary Mak, Sara Durand, and Mackenzie Burke Sikorra