Based on these facts below, explain how the Roman exemplified the theme of Religious & Beliefs System. -Early Romans: Worshiped powerful spirits or divine forces = numina Resided in everything around them Lares - guardian spirits of each family (closely related to the numina spirits) Honored god/goddess through rituals -> hoping to gain favor and avoid misfortune.  Roman were expected to honor the deities in private shrines + public worship ceremonies conducted by priests in temple Jupiter - father of gods + Juno (his wife) - watched over women Minerva - goddess of wisdom + art and crafts    -During the empire: Worship of the emperor also became part of the official religion of Rome

Based on these facts below, explain how the Roman exemplified the theme of Religious & Beliefs System.

-Early Romans:

• Worshiped powerful spirits or divine forces = numina
• Resided in everything around them
• Lares - guardian spirits of each family (closely related to the numina spirits)
• Honored god/goddess through rituals -> hoping to gain favor and avoid misfortune. 

• Roman were expected to honor the deities in private shrines + public worship ceremonies conducted by priests in temple

• Jupiter - father of gods + Juno (his wife) - watched over women
• Minerva - goddess of wisdom + art and crafts 

-During the empire:

• Worship of the emperor also became part of the official religion of Rome

-Christianity

Belief Systems

• Built upon Jewish beliefs
• Disciples of Jesus believed that he was the Messiah
• Christians believe that Jesus rose from the dead and that this made an afterlife possible

Government

• Jews and Christian challenged the authority of Rome
• Constantine (another emperor continuing the Roman Empire) converted to Christianity and made it one of the official religions of the empire
• The Christian church developed into a complex institutions and outlasted the ROman Empire as a whole.