Topic 3: Roman Beliefs Chapter 2: Experiences of religion and rituals Recognising Roman gods Bacchus Dionysus God of wine and vines. Often shown wearing wearing a leopard skin cloak with a crown of leaves. Jupiter King of the Roman
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Topic 3: Roman Beliefs Chapter 2: Experiences of religion and rituals<br>
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Recognising Roman gods Bacchus/ Dionysus – God of wine and vines. Often shown wearing wearing a leopard skin cloak with a crown of leaves.
Jupiter – King of the Roman gods. Usually depicted as an older man with a beard. In Rome he was worshipped alongside his wife Juno and his daughter Minerva.
Mars – God of war.
Mercury – Messenger of the gods and patron deity of travelers and thieves. He had a magical hat and sandals, each with wings, and a wand that could put anyone to sleep.
Apollo – God of the sun, music, medicine and prophecy.
Venus – Goddess of love. Born in the ocean and washed to shore, fully formed, in a clam shell.<br>
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Think, Pair, Share Do you think that all Pompeiians had the same experience of religion and religious rituals?<br>
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Diverse Experiences What do you already know about how personal people’s experiences of religion might have been? Roman religion was polytheistic.
It is not a threat to the belief system if someone chooses to worship new gods in addition to old gods.
The Romans also did not often try to stamp out the culture and beliefs of those they conquered, preferring to blend their cultures.
The Roman Empire contained a huge range of beliefs, and was quite tolerant of religious difference - as long as you took part in state religion and public rituals.<br>
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Diverse Experiences Religion in Pompeii was quite flexible. Everyone had to honour the town’s official gods, but on top of that they could choose to worship other deities or perform additional rituals themselves.
Religion in Pompeii also changed a lot over time, for a variety of reasons.
Work your way around the carousel, learning about some other aspects of Pompeiian religion. For each one, consider who would and who would not have engaged with this aspect of religion.<br>
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Think, Pair, Share Do you think that all Pompeiians had the same experience of religion and religious rituals?<br>
