Many gods were believed to have taken part in the founding of Rome. All were consulted and honored to make sure that the actions of the state met with divine approval. Roman religion was split in ...

Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including one depicting Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily. Statues of rulers, such as Egypt’s ...

And they always feared the ‘evil eye!’ Statue of the Roman god, Jupiter, from Izmir in present day Turkey. The Romans had many gods and goddesses – they almost had one for every occasion.

(Cult images refer to objects that are worshipped for representing gods.) Brøns is fond of a quote she attributes to the Roman philosopher Cicero, about the treatment of a statue of Artemis. People ...

(Cult images refer to objects that are worshipped for representing gods.) Brøns is fond of a quote she attributes to the Roman philosopher Cicero, about the treatment of a statue of Artemis.