Roman worship was divided into the public and the private. Families would honor their household spirits while Rome had colleges of official priests to ensure that its actions met with divine approval.

Kings and Generals. How Roman Emperors Became Gods. Posted: May 21, 2025 | Last updated: May 21, 2025. This episode explores how Roman rulers transitioned from political leaders to divine figures ...

Meet the Roman gods and see how they influence your city's growth, combat, destruction, and provided blessings in this trailer for Roman Triumph, an upcoming city building game. At the northern ...

Each artist left behind their own distinctive mark on the painting, now housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington. Giovanni Bellini, Feast of the Gods (1514/1529). Courtesy of National ...

In addition to full-body sculptures, archaeologists found bronze carvings of individual body parts and organs, which may have been used as offerings to the gods, alongside 5,000 gold, silver and ...

However, the latter do not have a human shape, instead merging into a kind of snake body. The chief archaeologist of the LAD, Dr. Andreas Thiel, explained: The figure is a hybrid creature from the ...

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered an extremely rare, well-preserved Roman marble sarcophagus which depicts the gods Hercules and Dionysus in a drinking contest.

'Priceless' Roman god heads found at cricket club. 24 May 2023. Share Save. ... The sandstone artefacts are thought to date back as far as AD200 and once formed part of full-figure pieces about 12 ...

The sandstone artefacts are thought to date back as far as AD200 and once formed part of full-figure pieces about 12-15 ft (3.5-4.5m) high. Lead archaeologist Frank Giecco said they were "unique ...

However, the Roman religion was not the only one practiced in the first century AD. Far from it. Communities of Jews had existed in cities throughout the Roman Empire for centuries.