The Rise Of Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was considered the hub of the world during its day due to military conquest and was the also the major trading center of the world. Romans would have been exposed to the God’s/religions of all of these conquered countries. Romans were a flexible group and borrowed the best parts of culture from all countries and made it their own. They particularly liked all things Greek and borrowed heavily from their culture including the pagan Greek Gods. There were prestigious priest cults that were extremely political whose memberships were considered a major stepping stone in any political career.
The gods of the day represented the different forces of nature each god controlling a different item such as rain, fertility, harvest, the sea,