Greek Religion: How The Romans Changed The Greek Gods

The Romans adapted to the Greek’s religious beliefs ( the 12 gods of Olympus); however the Romans changed the gods names. Out of the 12 gods, Apollo remained the same. The other gods names changed. Ares became known as Mars, Artemis became known as Diana, Athena became known as Minerva, Demeter became known as Ceres, Hades became known as Pluto, Hephaistos became known as Vulcan, Hera became known as Juno, Hermes became known as Mercury, Hestia became know as Vesta, Kronos became known as Saturn, Persephone became known as Proserpina, Poseidon became known as Neptune, and Zeus became known as Jupiter.

The Romans also adopted their architecture that was made from marble with the classical design. The 3 most common architecture styles were:
1. Ionian 2. Corinthian, and 3. Doric.

The Romans also adopted the Greek theatron (theatre) which is the half circle known as the Amphithatre.

The Romans also adopted the European version of the Greek alphabet. This version was the base for the Latin Alphabet. The alphabet was used in the cities of Chalkis and Eretria and also in related colonies in southern Italy, notably in Cumae and Pithekoussai. Through this variant the Greek alphabet transmitted to Italy gave rise to the Old Italic alphabets which included Etruscan and ultimately the Latin alphabet.