The Roman emperors were central figures in the ancient Roman religion. The emperor also served as high priest, since he was ...

Protected by Rome and allowed to continue their religion, everything was fine until ... Synagogues were classified as colleges to get around Roman laws banning secret societies and the temples ...

One of the farthest corners of the Roman Empire, Judaea was a land of ancient ... He believed that trade like this corrupted the holy site. According to the Gospel of St John, he wrecked the ...

A statue of a young woman depicted as the goddess Juno The Roman Empire was polytheistic - this means that people worshipped more than one god. Wealthy and poor Romans shared the same religion ...