the links between Roman and Greek gods gradually came together to form one divine family that ruled over other gods, as well as mortals. The big three The three most important gods were Jupiter ...

And they always feared the ‘evil eye!’ Statue of the Roman god, Jupiter, from Izmir in present day Turkey. The Romans had many gods and goddesses – they almost had one for every occasion.

such as Jupiter and Mars. State worship was much more formal: colleges of priests paid tribute to these gods on behalf of Rome itself. The objective of Roman worship was to gain the blessing of ...