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 ...

It’s not the Iron Man you’re thinking of — it’s a statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of the ... Vulcan was the god of the forge. He was born to Jupiter and Juno but was thrown from Mount ...

A statue of a young woman depicted as the goddess Juno The Roman Empire was polytheistic - this means that people worshipped more than one god. Wealthy and poor Romans shared the same religion ...