Religious Beliefs In Ancient Rome

Ancient Romans religious beliefs in the early days of their history were based on the Greek gods and goddesses, to pray to when they were in need, but later in history their religion changed to Christianity because of Emperor Constantine’s vision of god and progression of belief throughout the years.

The Romans story of the gods and goddesses began with the twin gods Remus and Romulus. The legend says that Remus and Romulus were twins found in a river by a she-wolf and they were raised by her, like they were her own. Later in their lives, they started to build the foundation of Rome, but they kept getting in arguments about who would be the king. Romulus thought the best way of getting to be king would be killing Remus, so he did. Later, he finished building the city and named it Rome, after himself in 753 B.C.

There was a large variety of Roman Gods. The Roman gods and goddesses were based on the Greek gods and goddesses. Each god had a special ability. For example; Venus (Aphrodite in Greek) is the goddess of love and Jupiter (Zeus in Greek) is the king of all the gods and goddesses. He is thought to be all of their father. He was also the supreme leader of Mt. Olympus where the people believed the main gods and goddesses lived. There
He saw the sign of the cross in his eyes along with God. He thought; “ which god he could rely on for protection and help.” ("Christian History Institute." Christian History Institute. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2016.) Then god came to him. This was a message to Constantine saying that in the battle him and his troops were supposed “to take the cross into battle as his standard.” (Christian today website) This meant that if he had faith in god, he would win the battle. After he had won, he began to have more faith in God. He tried to convince his people to convert to Christianity, at first not everyone agreed, but later they did. Later in his life, he was baptised as a