Home›Roman Sites›All Roman SitesBrowse ByAll Roman SitesSites significant to Roman state religion and its associated cults, spanning the official pantheon as well as mystery cults such as Mithraism that flourished within the empire. Roman religious sites frequently sat atop or alongside earlier local sanctuaries that the Romans absorbed rather than replaced outright.FactsLearn MoreAll Roman SitesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedTemples, altars and precincts of Roman public cult, in which religion was a civic and legal act performed by magistrates on the state's behalf and correctness of procedure mattered more than inward belief. Roman cult travelled with the empire and absorbed local gods by identifying them with its own rather than by replacing them. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreSacred sites of ancient Rome This group holds the sacred sites of ancient Roman religion, the temples, altars and sacred precincts of the Roman state cult and its many gods. Roman sacred architecture spread across the empire, from the temples of the Capitol to provincial sanctuaries. The browser will find the temples and religious monuments of the Roman world. The entries describe each site's deity and function, treating them as remains of a historical religion.All Roman SitesFilter Results4 entriesPilgrimage StatusAllPilgrimage attested historically; not continuing (1)UNESCO World Heritage StatusAllInscribed on the World Heritage List (4)Associated WithAllBacchus (1)Chicomecoatl (1)Ilamatecuhtli (1)Jupiter (1)Reve (1)Originated InAllItaly (3)Latium (1)The Levant (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-700 (1)-15 (1)Practice StatusAllIn active religious use (1)Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceased (3)Standing, but maintained as a museum or heritage monument (1)Site TypeAllChurch, cathedral or chapel (1)Sanctuary or oracle complex (2)Temple or temple complex (3)TraditionAllRoman Religion (4)CountryAllItaly (3)Lebanon (1)Sacred ToAllRoman Religion (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4BaalbekRoman SitesThe PantheonRoman SitesThe Roman ForumRoman SitesThe Temple of Vesta and the House of the VestalsRoman SitesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Religions of Rome, Volume 1: A Historytier 1Mary Beard, John North and Simon Price, Cambridge University Press, 1998View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.