Roman Religion
The life of a Roman citizen was centered upon religion. Religion to the Romans was a very public and civil affair. “We Romans” said Cicero “owe our supremacy over all other peoples to our piety and religious observances and our wisdom in believing that the spirit of the gods rules and directs everything (Cowell 180.)” Rome acquired many beliefs through cultural diffusion. As Rome conquered territories and nations, the beliefs of the conquered people would fuse with the Roman beliefs. Romans would not suppress a god or belief of the conquered people for fear that the God suppressed would curse the empire. Romans saw religion as a duty to the state and to the community, not for the love of gods or the willingness to surrender themselves to the gods. The Roman state religion was the supreme religion of the empire. The state religion allowed all other religions to be practiced as long as the belief did not interfere with the state beliefs. Many eastern religions and practices were widely accepted by Roman soldiers and poorer classes because it offered personal salvation no matter what social status one belonged to. The eastern religions did not conflict with Roman beliefs either. Christianity and Jud
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