As a result, Roman gods were a blend of deities, with close similarities to the gods worshipped by the ancient Greeks. In particular, the twelve greatest gods and goddesses in the Roman state ...
First came the twelve great gods and goddesses ... oldest and most distinguished cults of the Roman imperial period had originated either in ancient Greece or in Rome itself, a number of foreign ...
“It was supposed to resemble a real god or goddess.” Drawing on ancient texts, temple inscriptions, and archaeological ...
In ancient Greece and Rome ... texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including one depicting Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily. Statues of rulers ...
225-228), whom Professor Pearson identifies as real: "An ancient gold coin proves that a third century Roman emperor written out of history as a fictional character really did exist, APA reports, ...