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    Romans believed in over 30 000 gods / Goddesses and spirits. Many households had their own shrines that were used on a daily basis. Few people in this time were Christians, and were punished for their belief in only one 3 god.

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    RomanReligion

    TheRomansbelievedinover30000Gods/Goddessesandspirits,some
    examplesbeingMars,TheGodofWarandVenus,TheGoddessoflove.1Allof
    thesegodshavetheirownGreekcounterparts,suchasMarsistheequivalentof
    AresandVenusistheequivalentofAphrodite.Manyhouseholdshadtheirown
    shrinesthatwereusedonadailybasis2 .Emperorswerealsoconsideredgods.Few
    peopleinthistimewereChristians,andwerepunishedfortheirbeliefinonlyone3
    god.ThisdiscriminationofChristiansendedhowever,whentheRomanEmperor
    ConstantinehadavisionofChristonthebattlefield,andlaterconvertedhimselfto
    thenewreligion.
    AfterConstantinehadconvertedtoChristianity,heorderedtheChurchesto
    sendoutmissionariesacrossthelandstoconverttherestoftheEmpire.Most
    wouldconvertimmediatelybecausetheyfeltabandonedbytheirgods.4 However,
    anywhostillactedinthewayofPaganbeliefswould
    bepunishedand/orexiledfromtheEmpireentirely.
    Needlesstosay,theRomanswereprettycrazyabout
    theirbeliefs.

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