¡§The most sacred, the most hallowed place on earth is the home of each and every citizen. There are his sacred hearth and his household gods; there is the very centre of his worship, religion and domestic ritual.¡¨ Quote on the importance of religion by an ancient Roman writer Cicero.

Ancient Romans worshipped gods in and around the household everyday. The small ceremonies and offerings to the gods were performed often and precisely. Romans were always conscious of the gods they worshipped and simple tasks like walking down the street was interrupted by the need to make an offering to the gods. Romans believed in Polytheism meaning many gods.

Ancient Romans believed their homes were controlled by groups of numina (household spirits), one group, Penates, protected the stores. Another, the lares, looked after the household. Lares were souls of the dead and they also protected the head of the hous

„X From Latium they acquired the deities, Minerva, Juno, Diana, Venus and Neptune.

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