ANCIENT ROME
RELIGION AND HOLIDAYS
HOLIDAYS
 There were many holidays and festival's in the roman empire. Every month they
had four or five holidays or festival's dedicated to a certain god or goddess. These
celebrations included a large feast and offered games and performances to
entertain the public.
 The romans had a celebration called Lupercalia observed from February 13 th to the
15th. The Holiday honoured love, in this festival two names was chosen from a hat.
The two names called became marriage partners.
 When the Roman Emperor became a Christian the roman empire celebrated the
Christmas holiday
Mithraism
In the beginning of the roman empire
their main religion was Mithraism. The
religion involved ancient classification of
gods and goddess’s derived from the
Persians onto the Greeks and onto the
romans. The only the difference
between the Greek and Roman gods
were the names of each god and
goddess, the roles and purposes were
very similar. Heaven, Hell, Judgement and
Resurrection was believed in this religion
just like Christianity but was also
different in many other aspects.
EVERYDAY LIFE
Religion highly affected the lives of everyday romans in the empire. The gods and goddess’s
were a big part of their way of life. They believed that if they pleased the them the gods and
goddess’s would reward them throughout their lives.
They Made Temples for each god and goddess and made offerings of food and wine on a
Dailey basis, in hopes of honouring them and making them happy.
Every house had a room or shrine dedicated to the gods, each morning the leader of the family
would make offering of food and wines and sometimes animals to the gods.
Public religious festivals occurred every single month, each one dedicated to a different god or
goddess
The romans believed that a mortal’s role in life was to worship and please the gods and
goddess’s
THE ROMAN GODS
AND GODDESS’S
Jupiter
Jupiter was the king of the
gods, and the god of the
sky and rain.
Greek God: Zeus
Juno
Juno was the Chief goddess in the
Roman Empire. She was also the
goddess of women and childbirth.
Greek god: Hera
MARS
Mars is the god of war.
Greek god: Ares.
NEPTUNE
Neptune was the god of the sea.
Greek God: Poseidon
Pluto
Pluto was the god of the underworld.
Greek god: Hades
Saturn
Saturn was the god of harvest
and Agriculture
Venus
Venus was the Goddess of love and
beauty
Greek god: Aphrodite
Vesta
Vesta was the goddess of the hearth and the
roman state
Greek god: Hestia
VULCAN
VULCAN WAS THE GOD IF FIRE, THE FORGE AND BLACKSMITHS.
GREEK GOD: HEPHAESTUS
MINERVA
Minerva was the Goddess of Wisdom,
the City, Education, and Science.
Greek God: Athena
Mercury
Mercury was the messenger of the gods and of
Commerce and Finance.
Greek God: Hermes
Janus
Janus was the god of Doors, Gates,
Beginnings and endings.
Flora
Flora was the Goddess of Flowers and Spring.
Greek God: Demeter
AESCULAPIUS
Aesculapius was the god of health and
Medicine.
Bubona
Bubona was the Goddess of cattle
CLEMENTIA
Clementia was the
Goddess of Forgiveness
and Mercy
Mithras
Mithras was first the Persian god
of the sun, but became Mithras
god of kings, Justice and
contracts to the romans.
Bacchus
Bacchus was the god of wine and
jollity, and deep thoughtfulness.
Greek god: Dionysus
DIANA
Diana was a virgin huntress,
Goddess of light, the moon,
and unity of mortals.
Greek god: Artemis
LIFE AFTER DEATH
IN THE MITHRAISM RELIGION
The romans believed that the spirit of the dead will go to a
Greek underworld called “hades” The spirit would have to
cross the river Styx. In order to so, the spirit would need to
pay the ferryman to cross the river, the relatives of the dead
would place coins by the body so the spirit was able to cross
the river. Important people and heroes were to be send to the
stars and all enemies to the romans were doomed to do jobs
eternally.
CHRISTIANITY
The romans did not accept the Christianity
religion until the year 300 because the
Christian religion only believed in one god,
the romans believed in many gods and
goddess’s. The romans Crucified, burned, and
enslaved the followers of the Christianity
religion.
In the year 300, the un-tolerated religion
which was spreading at a rapid speed became
to big for the romans to hold back any longer.
The Emperor became a Christian and the
romans joined and became roman Catholics.
EMPEROR CONSTANTINE
In the year 300, the emperor
Constantine stopped the
executions of the followers of
Christianity when he became a
Christian himself.
AFTERLIFE
IN THE CHRISTIAN BELIEF
In the Christianity, true followers were sent to
heaven, false believers were sent to hell. Some
even believed that the spirit would wonder on
earth if they didn’t pass the gate to either heaven
or hell.
THE END
By: Kristen Purdy, Hilary Mak, Sara Durand, and
Mackenzie Burke Sikorra