TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 ROMAN RELIGION CHAPTER 2 ROMAN GoDS AND GODDESSES 8 CHAPTER 3 CULTURAL LEGACY 14 CHAPTER 4 ART AND LANGUAGE 20 CHAPTER 5 MYTHOLOGY IN MEDIA 26 THINK ABOUT IT 30 LEARN MORE GLOSSARY 32 INDEX 32
CHAPTER 1 ROMAN RELIGION In ancient Rome religion was a part of everyday life Romans spoke Latin and the Latin word religio means something that binds For Romans religion united families It also connected citizens to their leaders and their gods Roman religion was divided into two parts The first was private worship in households The second was public worship in state temples The early Romans worshiped many gods and spirits These gods and spirits were called numina or divine powers Citizens performed daily rituals for these 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
numina They asked the spirits to protect their harvests keep them safe from danger and help them in other WaVS Over time Rome grew from a small farming village to a powerful empire Roman armies conquered Pr LIE The Temple of Venus one of ancient Rome's largest temples stands in the middle of Rome today MYTH OLOGY AND
