Most scientists claim that Romans adopted their gods directly from the Greeks. The reality, however, is more complicated.

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

Although they kept Latin names and images, the links between Roman and Greek gods gradually came ... across the Empire. In the same way, the Persian god Mithras was popular with the Roman legions ...

Romulus and Remus were the legendary founders of Rome, but according to ancient records, they were originally Greek.

Some of these Greek gods shared Roman names and acquired some Roman characteristics ... Augustus himself was celebrated by these same poets as the divinely designated agent of the prophecy's ...

Jupiter, for example, was very similar to the Greek god Zeus. Statue of the Roman god, Mars, at the Capitoline Museums, Rome. Romans took their beliefs very seriously and so most Roman forts would ...