Question

Which statements are true of ancient Roman religion? Select all that apply. Romans built family shrines to ancestral ghosts. Romans held public feasts and festivals to celebrate their deities. Romans worshipped through rituals in front of city temples. Romans believed in many gods and goddesses, such as Zeus and Hera.

Answer 1

• romans built family shrines to ancestral ghost : Family shrines were built to worship ancestral spirits called "lares."  Lares is a collective name to indicate the ancestral spirits that could protect or harm a Roman family, including servants and slaves.

• romans worshiped through rituals in front of city temples: These rituals were made through sacrifices. The sacrifice consisted in the offering of a certain food matter. Grains, grapes, wine and especially animal victims. These sacrifices were made in front of the temples of the city, next to the altar. The part reserved for the gods (liver, lung, heart and some other pieces) was burned on the altar. The flesh was consumed by the sacrificer and his companions in the private worship, and by the body of priests in the sacrifices celebrated in favor of the State.