Most scientists claim that Romans adopted their gods directly from the Greeks. The reality, however, is more complicated.

Our human history has witnessed hundreds and thousands of deities who have been worshipped by different societies across different cultures around the world. One such example is Jupiter—one of the ...

The big three The three most important gods were Jupiter (protector of the state), Juno (protector of women) and Minerva (goddess of craft and wisdom). Other major gods included Mars (god of war ...

Romans also had a set of public gods, such as Jupiter and Mars. State worship was much more formal: colleges of priests paid tribute to these gods on behalf of Rome itself. The objective of Roman ...