Roman religions

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  1. 2. Priests dedicated to specific gods, such as Mars and Quirinus.
  2. 7. of Mithras: Evidence of foreign cults
  3. 9. god of the sea
  4. 12. sun god, music god
  5. 13. to make something, usually something sacred.
  6. 15. and Omega: These first and last letters of the Greek alphabet signified Christ as the beginning and end of all things.
  7. 20. king of the underworld
  8. 24. Religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
  9. 25. Often used to disguise the cross
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  1. 1. I: Emperor who legalized Christianity
  2. 3. a mortal Gorgon with snakes for hair and a gaze that turned onlookers to stone(was a priestess of Athena)
  3. 4. the study of religion
  4. 5. emperor as the chief priest
  5. 6. and Mosaics: After the Edict of Milan (313 CE), art moved to the public sphere. Massive churches (basilicas) were adorned with intricate mosaics on walls and apses
  6. 8. the belief in multiple gods
  7. 10. Pompilius: establishing many of the city's religious institutions, priesthoods, and rites.
  8. 11. Virgins: Priestesses of Vesta, responsible for maintaining the sacred fire
  9. 14. Reliefs: Wealthy Christians commissioned marble coffins with relief sculptures
  10. 16. Borrowed from pagan beliefs that its flesh did not decay
  11. 17. of Hippo: Roman religious thought towards Christianity in the late Empire
  12. 18. king of gods and men
  13. 19. Frescoes: contain some of the earliest Christian paintings
  14. 21. leader of the Greek Titans, son of Uranus
  15. 22. Symbolized the Church navigating
  16. 23. Maximus: The supreme priest of the College of Pontiffs.