Duis  Sed  Sapien  Aenean  sit  amet  lacus  in  tortor  fermentum  blandit.  Quisque  at  

purus  in  nulla.  

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Nunc  Et  Orci  Aliquam  tincidunt  erat  ac  turpis.  Cras  

purus  nisi,  dapibus  in,  hendrerit  non.  

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Morbi  Posuere  Pellentesque  odio  risus,  iaculis  non,  tincidunt  sed,  

tincidunt  vitae,  est.    

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De Roman Times

Introduction  By:  Ohana  Garcia-­‐Isgut  

The  Roman’s  Religion  was  based  on  Greek  and  Latin  religions.  It  has  many  of  the  same  gods,  and  goddesses  as  

the  Greek’s,  but  their  names  are  different.    

The  Romans  were  very  superstitious  and  had  many  sacrificial  ceremonies,  and  oracles.    

Many  of  the  names  of  the  constellations  come  from  the  Romans,  slice  they  believed  that  the  starts  were  the  

images  of  their  gods.    

A  

B  

C  

NAMES  OF  ROMAN  GODS  AND  GODESSES  

APOLLO                NEPTUNE  BACCHUS            MINERVA  

CERES                  PLUTO                            COELUS                PROSPERPINA  

CUPID                          SATURN  DIANA                      VENUS  

HERCULES              VULCAN  JUNO                              JUPITAR  LATONA                            MARS  

MERCURY  

Roman Ceremonies

The religion of the Ancient Romans included elements of primitive beliefs including magic in the form of various charms and ceremonies. The

Ancient Roman Religion and Ceremonies included the worship of natural objects, the worship of trees and to some small extent the worship of

animals. The Ancient Roman Religion and Ceremonies also included the worship of the household, the worship of the fields and the worship of the

state.  

 

Sacrifices

The  Roman  ceremonies  were  based  on  the  belief  that  if  the  Gods  and  Goddesses  were  happy  then  Rome  and  the  Romans  would  receive  good  fortune.  Sacrificial  offerings  were  therefore  made  to  the  ancient  Roman  gods.  And  according  to  the  sex  of  the  

god/goddess  the  animal  of  the  same  sex  was  sacrificed.  White  colored  animals  were  sacrificed  to  the  gods  of  the  upper  world  and  black  colored  animals  to  the  

underworld.  

List of Ceremonies

Magic  The  Rain  Ceremony  of  

the  Aquaelicium   Harvest  Ceremonies  The  Worship  of  Trees  and  the  Spolia Opima  

The  Worship  of  Natural  Objects  

The  Worship  of  the  Household  Gods  

The  Worship  of  the  Fields  

The  Worship  of  the  State  

 

  Harvest Ceremony

Harvest  ceremonies  included  the  ceremony  of  the  Augurium  Canarium  during  which  a  red  dog  was  sacrificed  for  the  

prosperity  of  the  crop;  also  a  ceremony  involving  a  pregnant  cow,  which  symbolized  the  fertility  of  the  earth.  This  

ceremony  was  practiced  in  April.  

The  romans  needed  the  success  of  the  harvest  in  order  to  survive.  

 

   

Magic Believe  it  or  not,  the  Romans  were  big  believers  in  Magic.  They  asserted  that  humans  had  the  ability  to  control  the  

natural  world  including  events,  objects,  people  and  physical  phenomena  through  mystical,  paranormal  or  

supernatural  means.  They  used  charms,  spells,  chanting,  sacrifices  and  various  ceremonies  in  order  to  control  the  

natural  world.    Such  as  ceremonies  to  produce  rain.  They  had  religious  festivals  where  sacrifices,  ribald  songs,  lewd  acts  were  

also  practiced    

A   B   C  

D   E   F  

 

The Rain Ceremony of the Aquaelicium

The  ceremony  was  designed  to  produce  rain  after  a  long  drought.  The  ceremony  consisted  in  a  procession,  headed  by  the  Pontifices,  which  bore  the  sacred  rain-­‐stone  the  lapis  manalis  from  its  resting-­‐place  by  the  Porte  Catena  up  to  the  Capitol.    Offerings  were  made  to  the  sky  god  Jupiter,  together  with  a  symbolic  ritual  of  pouring  water  over  the  stone.  

 

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………………. BY Ohana Garcia-Isgut