Roman Beliefs and Structures In the early 7th century BC Romans had formed a religion that dealt with the worship of new high gods. This new roman religion is what brought influence to the Greek religion. Both the Roman and Greek beliefs are mostly the same. In this roman religion there are different gods for every element that made up the world. The main god that controlled most power is Jupiter. His control is over the sky and weather; he is most valued by roman farmers because of what he can do. The farmers believe it helps with their crops. Most gods of this period were figures of limited functions (west 6). The higher gods of the Romans were said to have a superhuman power (10). The purpose of each god was so that each individual was to follow the worship in the god that applied to them the most. Eventhough, they still worshiped other gods. Jupiter was the king of the gods and the lord of life and death. Romans would also call Jupiter Jove (13). Jupiter was the son of Saturn and Rhea. The Greeks identified him with the Greek god Zeus, but Jupiter had his own characteristics that made him different form the Greek gods. He would be represented in various paintings and statues either sitting in a throne or holding a lightning bolt (“Jack and Elizabeth”). In roman mythology, Mars was the god of war, agriculture, and the state. Mars was the son of Juno, but a husband to the goddess Bellona. His original name was Mars Sylucnus, and he used to be identified by spring vegetation. When the romans would gather and have festivals in March, they would celebrate him. Similar to mars is the goddess Juno, the wife and sister of Jupiter. Her duties were to be a goddess of marriage and women, yet she also watched over Rome’s finances. When women of Rome wanted to become pregnant or to have a well birthing process they would pray to Juno (“Jack and Elizabeth). One of the most important gods in Roman Mythology are Romulus and Remus, They are said to be the founders of Rome. The romans believed that Romulus killed Remus because Romulus was the true founder and had a jealousy about Rome acknowledging Remus instead of just
