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 ...

Many of the most famous Roman gods weren’t even Roman at all but ... to have agreed to come back to Rome. A temple to Juno Regina (Queen of Veii) was then erected on the Aventine Hill.

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 ...