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Ruins of the Roman Temple of Diana in Evora, Portugal, featuring tall stone columns on a raised stone platform, with historic buildings in the background.
Temple of Diana Roman temple, known as the Temple of Diana, in Évora, Portugal.

Roman religion

Also known as: Roman mythology
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President and Vice-Chancellor, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1959–66. Author of History of Rome and others; editor of Latin Literature and others.
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Roman religion, beliefs and practices of the inhabitants of the Italian peninsula from ancient times until the ascendancy of Christianity in the 4th century ce, during a period known as Classical antiquity. The Romans, according to the orator and politician Cicero, excelled all other peoples in the unique wisdom that made them realize that everything is subordinate to the rule and direction of the gods. Yet Roman religion was based not on divine grace but...

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