2007-02-05 02:54:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Everything effects everything. That's the fun part of history. When you're first learning, everything is in a bubble. Later you start to see how it all fits together.
Rome was very tolerant as long as you accepted that the emperor was a god and you paid him homage. I think that generally people looked at it more like he was the personification of Rome or that he was the head representative. It all works out about the same though.
One of Rome's keys to success was the way they assimilated conquered cultures. Over time Rome became the first cosmopolitan city. Egypt had a very strong culture so there is no doubt they had a huge influence on the Romans.
2007-02-05 03:29:22 · answer #1 · answered by Lew 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that initially, Roman beliefs were based on their cultural inheritance, if you like, from the Etruscans. Given the scale and sheer geographic size of the Roman Empire, and the many cultures who came to live under Roman rule, it's not suprising that Roman beliefs were adapted and evolved from various cultural groups within the empire. I think during the reign of the Second Triumvirate, that some Egyptian cultural influences
entered Roman society.
2007-02-05 03:08:36 · answer #2 · answered by somerled_1 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Romans were very pragmatic, they borrowed from everyone. Their original beliefs were derived from the inhabitants of Italy before the rise of Rome. They borrowed extensively from the Greeks which produced their best known mythology. But, they also assimilated gods and goddesses from other cultures like Isis from Egypt and other of their more secretive religions.
2007-02-05 03:21:05 · answer #3 · answered by Elizabeth Howard 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Egyptians worshipped death; the Romans worshipped action and getting the most out of life. Whenever the Romans borrowed anything, they would transform it to enhance their positive and practical outlook.
2007-02-05 03:40:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Even if they did, they primarliy stole and assimilated the religion of the Ancient Greeks, and re-named all the gods. Zeus = Jupiter, etc.
2007-02-05 03:03:03 · answer #5 · answered by Year of the Monkey 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They did that with some of the civilizations that they met. They would take a god or goddess and add it to their pantheon of deities. There's actually a term for this but I forgot the name of it.
2007-02-05 03:31:42 · answer #6 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, my God! They weren't locked up?
Well, probably ... they were right across the Mediterranean and you know how close that is ... seems likely, doesn't it?
Peace & Love
2007-02-05 03:00:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋