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Sites 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.
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What Defines This GroupingTemples, 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. 2 Learn More
Sacred 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.
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