1. Ancient Roman Religion
By: Manny, James, Michael, and Enrique

2. Role of Religion in Rome
The roots of the faith can be traced back to Hellenistic Greek culture
This is why they are both so similar
Faith was central to each Roman citizen’s life
Much like the Greek faith, Romans believed in numerous gods
They are often used to explain fortune or disaster

3. Some Various Gods Jupiter – King of the gods. Basically Zeus.
Juno – The sister (and wife) of Jupiter
Neptune - Brother of Jupiter; lord of the sea
Pluto – Brother of Jupiter; lord of the underworld
Mars – Jupiter’s son; god of war
Mercury – Jupiter’s son; messenger of the gods
Apollo – Jupiter’s son; god of sun, light, and music
Diana – twin sister of Apollo; goddess of the hunt
Venus – Goddess of love and beauty
Hercules – son of Jupiter and a mortal woman; renowned for his strength and wacky adventures

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5. Prayer The Romans spent a good deal of the day praying to the gods
Most households have a shrine where prayer and offerings can be done
The head of the family lead the prayers
They were considered so important that slaves were always invited
In addition, neighborhoods had their own shrines and “sacred places” (think springs, groves, etc) for people to pray at
Each god has a festival based around it, and this was usually a holiday
Everybody could participate, including slaves, women, and children
Religious leaders were often (if not always) political leaders as well

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7. Causes of the Decline of Traditional Roman/Greek Faith
Christians

8. Ancient Roman Philosophy
The predominant school of thought throughout Ancient Rome’s history is “Stoicism”
The most important teaching is that destructive emotions, like anger or envy, resulted from clouded judgment
A perfect thinker would not experience these
Stolen from the Greeks, like everything else
Founded in Athens, by this guy =>

9. Major Contributions to Philosophy
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Most of Roman philosophy was derivative of the Greeks
Almost every philosopher followed Stoicism, Plato, Aristotle, or Socrates

10. Some Philosophers Just a few. Cicero (106 – 43 BCE)
Lucretius (94 – 55 BCE)
Seneca (4 BCE – 65 CE)
Musonius Rufus (30 – 100 CE)
Plutarch (45 – 120 CE)
Epictetus (55 – 135 CE)
Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180 CE)
Clement of Alexandria (150 – 215 CE)
Alcinous (philosopher) (2nd century CE)
Sextus Empiricus (3rd century CE)
Alexander of Aphrodisias (3rd century CE)
Ammonius Saccas (3rd century CE)
Plotinus (205 – 270 CE)
Porphyry (232 – 304 CE)
Iamblichus (242 – 327 CE)
Themistius (317 – 388 CE)
Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430 CE)
Proclus (411 – 485 CE)
Damascius (462 – 540 CE)
Boethius (472 – 524 CE)
Simplicius of Cilicia (490 – 560 CE)
Philoponus of Alexandria (490 – 570 CE)
Just a few.

11. References
historylearningsite.co.uk