Curiosities of ancient Rome (Faith)

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Faith is a collection of curiosities about the beliefs, cults, and religious practices of ancient Rome. This category includes lesser-known facts, interesting details, and anecdotes related to Roman gods, rituals, priesthood, and places of worship, revealing the spiritual dimension of life in the Roman Empire.

Lemures – spirits of the dead Romans

Romans paid great role to the form of giving the final service to the deceased. It was believed that the spirits of the dead (lemures) were divided into good – lares (good people in life)…Więcej

Evocatio – including foreign deities

At a time when the Romans conquered other peoples of Italy, the custom was invented to take over the worship of at least some of his deities while destroying a hostile city. The Romans did…Więcej

Jesus in Pantheon of Roman gods?

According to a Christian historian from the 4th century CE – Eusebius of Caesarea – emperor Tiberius, despite being a pagan, was told by Pontius Pilate about the disappearance the body of Christ and his…Więcej

Cult of Mithra was popular among legionaries

The cult god Mithra was extremely popular among soldiers. This deity was to kill a bull whose blood became the foundation of the universe. At the end of the 2nd century and in the 3rd…Więcej

Asclepius – enemy of Christianity

Asclepius (Roman Aesculapius), who was the patron of doctors, was admitted to the pantheon of Roman deities in the 3rd century BCE. However, it was not until the second century CE he became an important…Więcej

Success of Christianity in Rome was gradual

Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire at a steady, steady pace. At the beginning of the 2nd century CE, even 1% of Christians could not be spoken yet; one hundred years later, this number increased…Więcej

Bacchanalia – the first persecutions?

Dionysus’s cult already been known in the second millenium BCE in the Minoan civilization. He was a god of opposites – kind and gentle, but also savage and cruel. He was broader known in the…Więcej

Rivalry of traditional Roman faith and Christianity in the 4th century CE

The fourth century CE brought significant changes to the Roman Empire. The legalization of the Christian faith allowed the church authorities to leave their secret offices and officially proclaim faith in Christ. The followers themselves…Więcej

Deserted ancient buildings have become churches

When in 313 CE Constantine the Great announced with the emperor of the eastern part – Licinius – tolerance edict in Mediolanum, the freedom of religion in the Roman Empire. In practice, this meant that…Więcej

Romans and god Asclepius

Romans going to the temple of Asclepius (god of medicine and healing) sacrificed objects in the shape of a part of the body that was sick and needed healing. Those were votive offerings of healed…Więcej

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