Roman religion was split in two ... war), Mercury (god of trade and messenger of the gods) and Bacchus (god of grapes and wine production). Romans also believed that many of their gods had ...

They need all the luck they can get so they make an offering to the Roman goddess of luck, Fortuna. The soldier pours away precious wine that’s come all the way from his homeland, Gaul - what we ...

Roman religion involved cult worship. Approval from the gods did not depend on a person ... a worshipper might make offerings of food or wine, or would carry out a ritual sacrifice of an animal ...

The thyrsus has connections to Dionysus, the Greek and Roman god of wine and entertainment. Currently, there are plans in place to restore the amphitheater and reopen it as a cultural and arts ...